blacklist

== English == === Etymology === From black +‎ list. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblæklɪst/ === Noun === blacklist (plural blacklists) (law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked. Synonyms: blocklist, denylist, hotlist Antonyms: allowlist, fair list, greylist, whitelist Hyponym: no-fly list ==== Usage notes ==== Blocklist and denylist are advocated by some who argue that terms such as blacklist and black mark ought to be deemphasized because they perpetuate a supposed unconscious archetype that blackness equals badness, which might reinforce racial and ethnic biases. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blacklist (third-person singular simple present blacklists, present participle blacklisting, simple past and past participle blacklisted) (transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned. ==== Synonyms ==== blackball, send to Coventry; see also Thesaurus:ignore or Thesaurus:boycott ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === stickball