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Coventry

usgb/ˈkʌvəntri,ˈkɑːvəntri/Volume
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Intentional IsolationPlay
Coventry involves deliberate avoidance of someone typically as a form of punishment or disapproval. SlideThe team had a pact to put anyone who leaked tactics in coventry.
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Negative EmotionPlay
Being sent to coventry is a negative experience and is used to show rejection or exclusion. SlideHe cheated during the game, so we're keeping him in coventry until he apologies.
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'Coventry' is not a physical place here, but a metaphorical state of being ignored. SlideAfter the scandal, the politician found himself in coventry at social events.