freeze out

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, jemanden absichtlich aus einer Gruppe, Aktivität oder einem Entscheidungsprozess auszuschließen, oft durch Ignorieren oder das Erzeugen eines Gefühls der Unerwünschtheit.

A phrasal verb meaning to deliberately exclude someone from a group, activity, or decision-making process, often by ignoring them or making them feel unwelcome.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Exclude deliberatelyinformal

   To deliberately exclude someone from a group, activity, or conversation, often by ignoring them or making them feel unwelcome.

   Bewusst ausschließen

   • The other kids tried to freeze him out of the game.
   • She felt frozen out by her colleagues after the argument.
   • They froze him out of the decision-making process.

   Synonymeblackballcold-shouldercut offexcludeostracizeshunsnub

   Antonymeacceptincludewelcome

2. Force out of businessinformal

   To force a competitor out of a market or business by unfair means, such as price manipulation.

   Verdrängen

   • The large corporation tried to freeze out the small local shops.
   • They used aggressive pricing to freeze out their rivals.
   • The new regulations helped freeze out unethical companies.

   Synonymedrive outforce outoustshut outsqueeze out

Grundverbfreeze