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disinvite

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S IH0 N V AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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verb

Meaning 1

To cancel or withdraw an invitation to (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonym: uninvite (see notes)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uninvite[

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disclude, disinclude, exclude, uninclude

History

Etymology

From dis- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + invite.