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Rejection

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Rejection is a noun meaning The act of rejecting.

Meaning

The act of rejecting.

More Meanings

  1. The state of being rejected.
  2. (sports) A blocked shot.
  3. (medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Example Sentences

My offer was met with rejection

Word Forms

Synonyms for rejection

Depending on context, synonyms include denial, nonassent, objection, abnegation, declination, disapproval.

denialnonassentobjectionabnegationdeclinationdisapprovaldissensionnonapprovalnonconsentprohibitionrefusalrenunciationrepudiationunapprovalunconsentrejectedness

Antonyms for rejection

Common opposites include acceptance.

acceptance

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reject, repudiation, rebuff, refusal, refuse, disavowal.

rejectrepudiationrebuffrefusalrefusedisavowalrepulsiondenydisallowancedisqualificationabandonmentexclusionvetodenyingrenunciationdenialstigmatizationrepealreticencerevocation

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