noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/
/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.tʃɪzmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S IH0 N F R AE1 N CH AY2 Z M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: enfranchisement
Broader terms: management, direction
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English disenfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disenfranchisement From disenfranchise + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
褫奪公權 /褫夺公权
(chǐduó gōngquán)
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
Dutch:
Ontzetting uit een recht
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
Dutch:
Ontneming van het kiesrecht
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
German:
Wahlrechtsausschluss
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
German:
Wahlrechtsentzug
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
Portuguese:
sufrágio restrito
— explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote