blacklist
noun
[ ˈblaklɪst ]
• a list of people or things that are regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and should be excluded or avoided.
• "he was placed on a blacklist which meant he was unable to get credit"
blacklist
verb
• put on a blacklist.
• "workers were blacklisted after being quoted in the newspaper"
Similar:
boycott,
ostracize,
avoid,
embargo,
put/place an embargo on,
consider undesirable,
steer clear of,
ignore,
refuse to employ,
black,
Origin:
early 17th century: from black + list1.
