排斥|はいせきhaiseki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
    その国くにでは日本製品にほんせいひんを排斥はいせきする運動うんどうが起おこっている。↗
    There is a movement against Japanese goods in that country.
Conjugation
Dictionary form排斥する(はいせきする)
Polite (masu)排斥します(はいせきします)
Negative (nai)排斥しない(はいせきしない)
polite (masen)排斥しません(はいせきしません)
classical zu / nu排斥せず・排斥せぬ(はいせきせず・はいせきせぬ)
Past (ta)排斥した(はいせきした)
polite (mashita)排斥しました(はいせきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)排斥しなかった(はいせきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)排斥しませんでした(はいせきしませんでした)
Te form排斥して(はいせきして)
Potential排斥できる(はいせきできる)
Passive排斥される(はいせきされる)
Causative排斥させる(はいせきさせる)
Causative passive排斥させられる(はいせきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)排斥すれば(はいせきすれば)
tara排斥したら(はいせきしたら)
Volitional排斥しよう(はいせきしよう)
polite (mashou)排斥しましょう(はいせきしましょう)
Imperative排斥しろ(はいせきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym排除はいじょNeutralExclusion or removal of things, factors, or people, as in 「部外者を排除する」; unlike 「排斥」, it lacks the nuance of hostilely shunning or rejecting.
  • SynonymシャットアウトNeutralLoanword for shutting something out completely, also a sports shutout; it suggests total isolation and carries no hostile feeling toward people.
  • SynonymボイコットNeutralLoanword for a boycott: refusing to buy or take part, usually as a group; it highlights collective action, not personal dislike.
  • Synonym排するはいするWrittenA written, formal verb: to push aside or overcome, as in 「万難を排する」; it centers on clearing obstacles rather than shunning people.
  • RelatedのけるCasualColloquial: to move something out of the way or leave it out of consideration; it centers on shifting obstructive things aside.
  • Related除去じょきょNeutralRemoval of harmful or obstructive things, as in 「汚れの除去」; usually said of objects, while 「排斥」 targets people or ideas with hostility.
  • Related除外じょがいNeutralExcluding something from a scope or list, as in 「対象から除外する」; it simply leaves it out of count, with no hostile nuance.
  • Related締め出すしめだすCasualColloquial: to shut the door on someone or keep them out of a circle; it stresses barring entry rather than shunning with hostility.
  • Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralTo cut off and abandon, as in 「弱者を切り捨てる」; the emphasis is on discarding and leaving something behind.
  • Related除くのぞくNeutralA versatile verb for removing or leaving out; usually neutral in tone, without the hostile shunning that 「排斥」 typically implies.
  • Related避けるさけるNeutralTo avoid or steer clear of something; the subject moves away themselves, rather than driving the other party out.
  • Related否決ひけつNeutralVoting down a motion or proposal; its object is a bill or plan, never a person or an idea.
  • Related外すはずすCasualColloquial: to take off or detach, and to drop someone from a list or team; it stresses removal by name.
  • Related排他はいたNeutralExclusivity, mostly seen in 「排他的」 and 「排他性」; it describes an unwillingness to accept outsiders.
  • Related拒絶きょぜつNeutralFlatly refusing a request or demand; the emphasis is on rejection itself, not on ostracizing people.
  • Related追い立ておいたてNeutralNoun for driving out people or animals, or forcing someone to move; 「排斥」 instead stresses shunning and rejecting.
  • RelatedはねのけるNeutralTo forcefully push or brush aside, as in 「布団をはねのける」; it stresses the physical action and figuratively shaking off pressure.
  • RelatedオミットNeutralLoanword for omitting or weeding out rejects, e.g. faulty products; it leans technical and lacks any emotional overtone.
  • Related追い出しおいだしCasualColloquial noun for driving or kicking someone out; it stresses the act of expulsion itself.
  • Related取り除けるとりのけるNeutralTo take something away or set it aside; the focus is on physically removing it, with no hostile intent.
  • Antonym受容じゅようNeutralAntonym: accepting and taking something in; it is the counterpart of the rejecting 「排斥」.
  • Antonym歓迎かんげいNeutralAntonym: to welcome warmly and embrace; it contrasts with 「排斥」, which shuns others.

Use 「排斥」 for shunning people or rejecting outside things with hostility, as in 「異分子を排斥する」. For clearing away obstacles say 「排除」; for a collective boycott, 「ボイコット」; for shutting someone out, 「締め出す」. Most other words here — 除去, 除外, 除く, 避ける and the like — describe neutral removal or avoidance without hostility, while the antonyms 受容 and 歓迎 express accepting and welcoming instead.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 受け入うけいれがたいとして拒こばみ退しりぞけること。
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