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Definition of cancel culture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cancel culture

noun
 
/ˈkænsl kʌltʃə(r)/
 
/ˈkænsl kʌltʃər/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. the practice of excluding somebody from social or professional life by refusing to communicate with them online or in real life, because they have said or done something that other people do not agree with
    • Cancel culture punishes people who break the rules by saying the wrong thing.
    • The power of social media's cancel culture can end a career within minutes.
    • The actor has hit out at cancel culture, calling it ‘judgemental and vindictive’.
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