Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninvite

/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: un-in-vite
IPA: /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cancel or withdraw an invitation.

Transitive verb

noun

A disinvitation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: disinvite (see notes)"
"By the way / You've been uninvited / 'Cause all you say / Are all the same things I did"
"The opposite could be true. Your invitation could easily become an uninvite, and the work that you put in will be flushed down the drain."

Etymology

From un- + invite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un, un-

Usage

Inflected Forms

uninvites (present, singular) uninviting (participle, present) uninvited (participle, past) uninvited (past) uninvites (plural)

Derived Forms

uninvitee

Frequently Paired Words

uninvitation

Synonyms

disinvite[disinvite

Questions

How do you pronounce uninvite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/.
What does uninvite mean?: To cancel or withdraw an invitation.
Where does uninvite come from?: From un- + invite.

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