deselection

ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkʃən

Definition

Definition of deselection - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

Rare

unchecking a selected item

Rare

Deselection of the option will disable the feature.

politics

Rare

removal of a candidate from a list

Rare

The party announced the deselection of the candidate.

disqualification

exclusion

removal

behavior

Rare

reversal of a previous choice

Rare

The deselection of the option surprised everyone.

displacement

elimination

removal

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Origin of deselection

Latin, de (down) + seligere (select)

Examples of deselection in a sentence

Accidental deselection can lead to data loss.
Deselection of the incumbent caused a stir in the local community.
The committee faced backlash after the deselection of several nominees.
The committee faced criticism for the deselection of the candidate.
His unexpected deselection from the project caused confusion.

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French:désélection, exclusion, ...
German:Deselektion, Abwahl, ...
Italian:deselezione, rimozione, ...
Spanish:desmarcación, descalificación, ...
Portuguese:desseleção, deseleção, ...
Chinese:取消选择, 取消候选人资格, ...
Japanese:選択解除, 除名, ...
Arabic:إلغاء التحديد, اِسْتِبْعَاد, ...
Hebrew:בִּטּוּל סִימּוּן, בִּטּוּל מוּעֲמָדוּת, ...
Russian:снятие выделения, снятие, ...
Ukrainian:зняття позначки, виключення, ...
Hindi:अचयन, अवरोधन, ...
Bengali:অপসারণ, প্রত্যাহার, ...
Catalan:desselecció, retirada de candidatura, ...
Czech:odznačení, vyškrtnutí, ...
Danish:fravælgelse, deselektion, ...
Dutch:deselectie, uitsluiting, ...
Greek:αποεπιλογή, απομάκρυνση, ...
Hungarian:kijelölés megszüntetése, levétel a listáról, ...
Khmer:ការដកការជ្រើសចេញ, ការដកចេញពីបញ្ជីបេក្ខជន, ...
Korean:선택 해제, 공천 취소, ...
Persian:برداشتن انتخاب, حذف نامزد, ...
Polish:odznaczenie, usunięcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desseleção, retirada, ...
Romanian:debifare, eliminare, ...
Swedish:avmarkering, borttagning, ...
Thai:การยกเลิกการเลือก, การถอดถอน, ...
Turkish:seçimin kaldırılması, listeden çıkarma, ...
Vietnamese:bỏ chọn, việc loại bỏ, ...

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