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Boycott

/ˈbɔɪkɒt/

The act of boycotting.

📖 Definitions of "Boycott"

noun

verb

1
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
patronizeverb	(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
frequentverb	Done or occurring often; common.
sponsornoun	A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
shopnoun	An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
shop atverb	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
buy atverb	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
embargonoun	A ban on trade with another country.
counternoun	One who counts.
counteractnoun	(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
exclusionnoun	The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
districtnoun	An administrative division of an area.
provincialnoun	A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.
provincenoun	An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
alienationnoun	The state of being alienated.
prefecturenoun	The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
resistnoun	A protective coating or covering.
desistverb	(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
abstentionnoun	The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
rejectnoun	Something that is rejected.
resistingnoun	resistance
junctionnoun	A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
resistancenoun	The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
rejectionnoun	The act of rejecting.
interruptnoun	(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
withstandverb	(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
blockadenoun	The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.