Coventry

usgb/ˈkʌvəntri,ˈkɑːvəntri/
noun

The action of ignoring or avoiding a person intentionally.

After she offended everyone at the party, her friends sent her to coventry.
Visual representation of "coventry" - The action of ignoring or avoiding a person intentionally

Often appears as...

  • send to coventry
  • in coventry

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Intentional Isolation

Coventry involves deliberate avoidance of someone typically as a form of punishment or disapproval.

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The team had a pact to put anyone who leaked tactics in coventry.
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Negative Emotion

Being sent to coventry is a negative experience and is used to show rejection or exclusion.

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He cheated during the game, so we're keeping him in coventry until he apologies.
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Not Literal

'Coventry' is not a physical place here, but a metaphorical state of being ignored.

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After the scandal, the politician found himself in coventry at social events.
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