reject

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
2. To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
3. (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance.

Noun

1. Something that is rejected.
2. (derogatory, slang) An unpopular person.
3. (colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line.
4. A rejected takeoff.

Sinonieme

refuse

decline

discard

turn down

deny

dismiss

repel

dislike

spurn

repulse

abandon

exclude

repudiate

expel

disavow

rebuff

refute

disown

send back

disallow

renounce

shun

leave

disapprove

disregard

resist

turn away

oppose

withhold

not want

cast off

disclaim

disagree

ignore

throw out

condemn

eliminate

abjure

pass up

throw

scorn

avoid

throw away

give up

get rid of

rebuke

eject

cast out

refuse to accept

drive away

Vertalings

rejeter

ablehnen

rifiutare

rechazar

refuser

verwerpen

rigettare

rejeitar

zurückweisen

repousser

abweisen

respingere

verwerfen

afwijzen

rehusar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: rejecten

In summary

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).