disinvite

== English == === Etymology === From dis- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ invite. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt Hyphenation: dis‧in‧vite === Verb === disinvite (third-person singular simple present disinvites, present participle disinviting, simple past and past participle disinvited) (transitive) To cancel or withdraw an invitation to (someone). Hypernyms: disclude, disinclude, exclude, uninclude Near-synonym: uninvite (see notes) ==== Usage notes ==== The prefix dis- gives a more negative implication to disinvite than the neutral implication un- gives to uninvite. One might uninvite guests because one had more than an anticipated number of acceptances. On the other hand, one might disinvite someone for a reason specific to the person. ==== Derived terms ==== disinviting (adjective) (obsolete) ==== Related terms ==== disinvitation ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “Commonly Confused: ‘Disinvite’ or ‘Uninvite’?”, in Merriam-Webster Online‎[4], 9 November 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 9 June 2023.