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blackballed

/ˈblæk.bɔːld/

/ˈblæk.bɔld/

blackballedpast participle

/ˈblæk.bɔːld/

/ˈblæk.bɔld/

Functions as an adjective formed from the past participle of the verb ‘blackball’.

Translations

заблокированный

He was blackballed from joining the club.

Его заблокировали от вступления в клуб.

отвергнутый

She felt blackballed by her peers.

Она чувствовала себя отвергнутой своими сверстниками.

Definitions

Excluded from a group or activity, typically by a secret vote or decision.

After the scandal, he found himself blackballed from the industry events.

Synonyms

blackballverb

blackballed

Past Simple

blackballed

Past Simple

blackballed

Past Participle

blackballing

Gerund

/ˈblæk.bɔːl/

/ˈblæk.bɑl/

Translations

забаллотировать

The club members decided to blackball the new applicant.

Члены клуба решили забаллотировать нового кандидата.

Additional translations

проголосовать против

воспрепятствовать

Definitions

To vote against or reject someone, especially in a secret ballot.

The club members decided to blackball the new applicant due to his controversial past.

To exclude someone from a group or activity, often as a form of punishment or ostracism.

After the scandal, the community decided to blackball him from all future events.

Synonyms

blackballnoun

Definitions

A small black ball used as a negative vote in a secret ballot, especially in a club or organization.

The club members used a blackball to reject the new applicant.

An act of voting against someone for membership in a club or organization.

His blackball from the committee was unexpected and controversial.

blackballadjective

Definitions

Relating to or involving a secret negative vote or act of exclusion from a group.

The applicant was rejected in a blackball vote.