noun
Meaning 1
An instance of shadowbanning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hellban
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shadowban
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
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General-American: /ˈʃædoʊbæn/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃædəʊbæn/
verb
Meaning 2
To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To filter out results without the publisher's knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From shadow + ban.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 限流 (xiànliú) — an instance of shadowbanning
- French: bannissement furtif — an instance of shadowbanning
- French: shadow banning — an instance of shadowbanning
- German: Shadowban — an instance of shadowbanning
- German: Schattenbann — an instance of shadowbanning
- Portuguese: shadowban — an instance of shadowbanning
- German: mit einem Shadowban belegen — to ban a user without their knowledge
- German: mit einem Schattenbann belegen — to ban a user without their knowledge
- Portuguese: dar shadowban — to ban a user without their knowledge