boycott
verb
[ ˈbɔɪkɒt ]
• withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
• "we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme"
Similar:
spurn,
snub,
cold-shoulder,
shun,
avoid,
abstain from,
stay away from,
steer clear of,
give a wide berth to,
refuse to take part in,
turn one's back on,
have nothing to do with,
wash one's hands of,
ban,
bar,
reject,
veto,
embargo,
place an embargo on,
prohibit,
debar,
outlaw,
proscribe,
interdict,
blackball,
blacklist,
black,
boycott
noun
• a punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods.
• "a boycott of the negotiations"
Similar:
ban,
bar,
veto,
embargo,
moratorium,
prohibition,
proscription,
interdict,
injunction,
sanction,
restriction,
barrier,
avoidance,
shunning,
rejection,
refusal,
thumbs down,
red light,
knock-back,
Origin:
from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent so treated in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced.
