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blacklisted




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blacklisted
     1. adj. Being on a blacklist, or having been shunned and rejected due to information (true or false) being spread about scandalous activities or ideas, especially controversial political opinions.
           He was blacklisted for refusing to say he wasn't a communist.
blacklist
     1. n. (legal) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
           The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.
     2. v. To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.
           You can blacklist known spammers with that button.

Example Sentences

But English actors were blacklisted too. 
You can't say she was blacklisted, but you could say she was labeled. 



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