exclusion

[ik-skloo-zhuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of excluding.

2. the state of being excluded.

3. Physiology.,  a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

exclusion

/ ɪkˈskluːʒən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded

Other Word Forms

• exclusionary adjective
• nonexclusion noun
• preexclusion noun
• self-exclusion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusion¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō ), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere “to shut out”; exclude ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Insurers are introducing exclusions for artificial intelligence in new policies, fearing liability from generative AI errors.

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The United States said Thursday that it is exempting various Brazilian agricultural goods from sharp tariffs -- including beef, coffee and tomatoes -- widening a range of exclusions from recently imposed levies.

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One may be the exclusion of the most recent trailing month when defining momentum.

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This reflects growth in revenue and profitability at the group’s e-commerce operations and its investments, mainly Tencent, as well as the exclusion of currency-translation losses, it said.

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"These incidents sit alongside more overt forms of disability hate crimes and share the same underlying problem of hostility and exclusion."

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Related Words

• debarment www.thesaurus.com
• omission 
• rejection