boycott

Meaning

Verb

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Noun

The act of boycotting.

Synonyms

embargo

ban

blackball

ostracise

expulsion

expel

ostracism

ostracize

reject

rejection

excommunication

ringlet

black

banish

veto

prohibition

buyer’s strike

declare black

resist

blacklist

eponym

exclude

exclusion

excommunicate

Translations

Boykott

boycott

boicot

boycotter

boicottaggio

boycottage

boykottieren

boicottare

boicoteo

boycot

boicote

boicot

boicotear

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔɪkɒt/

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Charles Boycott
English boycott
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.