Blacklisting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Blacklisting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of blacklist.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of blacklist.
More Meanings
- The act of placing onto a blacklist.
Example Sentences
Efforts to unionize were routinely met with clubbings, shootings, jailings, blacklistings and executions, perpetrated not only by well-armed legions of company goons, but also by police officers, deputies, National Guardsmen and even regular soldiers.
Word Forms
- blacklistings
Synonyms for blacklisting
Depending on context, synonyms include avoidance, blackballing, shunning, discommendation, ostracism, ostracization.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shitlist, black book, blackening, blackmailing, blackwashing, demonization.
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