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ex·clu·sion
 exclusion
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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sklu
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of excluding.
- synonyms:
- exception, ostracism
- antonyms:
- admittance
- similar words:
- ban, exile, omission, rejection, skip
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| definition 2: |
omission.
- synonyms:
- omission
- similar words:
- elimination, elision, exception, prohibition, skip
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| definition 3: |
expulsion.
- synonyms:
- ejection, expulsion, ouster
- similar words:
- dismissal, removal
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| related words: |
blackball, boycott, embargo |
The word exclusion
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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