Disinvite

Origin

- + invite

Full definition of disinvite

Verb

1. (transitive) To cancel an invitation to.
• 1988, May 6, Robert McClory, The Divine Right, Edwina Gately, a lay missionary who works with prostitutes in Chicago, was recently "disinvited" from delivering homilies at two parishes after the pastors received conservative complaints.

Usage notes

The prefix dis- gives a more negative implication to disinvite than the neutral implication un- gives to uninvite. One might "univite" guests because one had more than an anticipated number of acceptances. One might "disinvite" someone for a reason specific to the person.

Synonyms

• (to cancel an invitation) uninvite