diff --git a/include/pattern.h b/include/pattern.h
index c267c0c..0dcc287 100644
--- a/include/pattern.h
+++ b/include/pattern.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ struct pattern_node_s {
    * The id of the pattern that this node belongs to.
    */
   int pattern_id;
+  /**
+   * Whether to "invert" this node - inverted
+   * nodes indicate "match anything but this".
+   */
+  int invert;
 
   /**
    * The node's data that varies based on type.
diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index 4ba4a8d..cf6e394 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ void _pattern_node_clear(pattern_node* to_clear){
   to_clear->type = PNODE_CLEAR;
   to_clear->id = -1;
   to_clear->pattern_id = -1;
+  to_clear->invert = 0;
   memset(&(to_clear->data_u), 0, sizeof(to_clear->data_u));
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +196,57 @@ liblex_result _pattern_read_value(char* read_into, const char* string, int* inde
   return result;
 }
 
+liblex_result _pattern_build_inverted_or(pattern_chain** into, int* ids, int pattern_id, const char* string, int* index) {
+  pattern_node* new_node = NULL;
+  liblex_result result = LIBLEX_SUCCESS;
+  result = _pattern_chain_create(into, NULL, NULL);
+
+  if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS){
+    (*index)++;
+    if(string[*index]) (*index)++;
+  }
+
+  while(string[*index] && string[*index] != ']' && result == LIBDS_SUCCESS) {
+    char from = '\0';
+    char to = '\0';
+    result = _pattern_read_value(&from, string, index);
+    if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS && string[*index] == '-') {
+      (*index)++;
+      result = _pattern_read_value(&to, string, index);
+    }
+
+    if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS) {
+      if(to) {
+        result = _pattern_node_create_range(&new_node, (*ids)++, pattern_id, from, to, NULL);
+      } else {
+        result = _pattern_node_create_value(&new_node, (*ids)++, pattern_id, from, NULL);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS) {
+      new_node->invert = 1;
+      _pattern_chain_append_node(*into, new_node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS) {
+    result = _pattern_node_create_any(&new_node, (*ids)++, pattern_id, NULL);
+    if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS) {
+      _pattern_chain_append_node(*into, new_node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result != LIBLEX_SUCCESS) {
+    if(*into && (*into)->head) {
+        _pattern_free((*into)->head, *ids);
+    }
+    free(*into);
+  } else {
+    (*index)++;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
 liblex_result _pattern_build_or(pattern_chain** into, int* ids, int pattern_id, const char* string, int* index) {
   pattern_node *tail_node;
   liblex_result result = LIBLEX_SUCCESS;
@@ -284,7 +336,11 @@ liblex_result _pattern_build_chain(pattern_chain** into, int* ids, int pattern_i
       result = _pattern_build_chain(&sub_chain, ids, pattern_id, string, index);
     } else if(string[*index] == '['){
       _pattern_chain_append_chain_discard(current_chain, &sub_chain);
-      result = _pattern_build_or(&sub_chain, ids, pattern_id, string, index);
+      if(string[(*index) + 1] == '^') {
+        result = _pattern_build_inverted_or(&sub_chain, ids, pattern_id, string, index);
+      } else {
+        result = _pattern_build_or(&sub_chain, ids, pattern_id, string, index);
+      }
     } else if(string[*index] == '?' || string[*index] == '*' || string[*index] == '+'){
       if(sub_chain != NULL && sub_chain->head){
         pattern_node* connection_node = NULL;