1. (

• exclusion

) the state of being excluded ;

2. (

• excommunication ,
• exclusion ,
• censure

) the state of being excommunicated ;

3. (

• exception ,
• exclusion ,
• elision

) a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" ;

4. (

• ejection ,
• exclusion ,
• expulsion ,
• riddance

) the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" ;