shadow-ban

A form of shadowban — To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.

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Meanings

verbshadow-ban (third-person singular simple present shadow-bans, present participle shadow-banning, simple past and past participle shadow-banned)

present singular third person shadow-bans · participle present shadow-banning · participle past shadow-banned · past shadow-banned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shadowban.
nounshadow-ban (plural shadow-bans)

plural shadow-bans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shadowban.
Cite this entry
APA

shadow-ban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow-ban

MLA

“shadow-ban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow-ban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadow-ban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow-ban.

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