blacklist

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noun

black·​list ˈblak-ˌlist How to pronounce blacklist (audio)
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: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
2
: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character
a domain-name blacklist
… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.Cynthia Cotts

blacklist

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verb

blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists

transitive verb

: to put on a blacklist
blacklister noun

Examples of blacklist in a Sentence

Noun He's on the FBI's blacklist. The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
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Noun
The Washington Examiner first reported that the GEC funded a British group called the Global Disinformation Index, which crafted a blacklist of conservative media outlets to defund them and worked to pressure advertisers. Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024 Why Keyword Blocking Is The Wrong Measure In my opinion, creating blacklists of keywords is the most standard brand safety measure, as well as its most typical trap. Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Sharing negative information will 'blacklist' the employee. Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The original version of this list kept things strictly live-action, but how could a list of video-game anything keep blacklisting Mario, cartoon or not? 51. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blacklist 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1702, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blacklist was in 1624

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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

blacklist

noun
black·​list
ˈblak-ˌlist
: a list of persons who are disapproved of and are to be punished
blacklist verb
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