# exclusion

Pronunciation: say "iks-KLOO-zhuhn" /ɪksˈkluːʒən/

## Noun

1. The act of shutting someone or something out, or removing them from consideration or participation.
   - Simple: Keeping a person or thing out of a group, place, or activity.
   - _The committee's exclusion of independent candidates drew sharp criticism._
   - _Repeated exclusion from class discussions left her feeling isolated._
2. An item or risk that an insurance policy does not cover.
   - Simple: Something that an insurance plan does not pay for or cover.
   - _The policy listed earthquake damage as a standard exclusion._
   - _Buyers should review every exclusion before purchasing coverage._

## Noun

3. The act of expelling or driving something out by force or pressure. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Pushing or forcing something out of where it was.
   - _The physician described the exclusion of the egg from the hen's body._
   - _Steady pressure brought about the exclusion of the gland's contents._

## Origin

This word came through Middle English "exclusion" from Old French and from Latin "exclusio", which comes from the verb "excludo". In English it can be seen as "exclude" plus the suffix "-sion".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/exclusion (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).