reject

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

rejeter

refuser

repousser

renier

abjurer

désavouer

éliminer

renoncer

décliner

mépriser

😡

nier

opposer

récuser

réfuter

renvoyer

réprouver

répudier

ruade

supprimer

article de rebut

faire la sourde oreille

rebiffer

rejet

abattage

se refuser à

avertir

congédier

désapprouver

détester

écarter

éradiquer

jeter

mépris

Synonymes

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

Traductions

ablehnen

rifiutare

rechazar

verwerpen

rejeitar

rigettare

zurückweisen

abweisen

respingere

verwerfen

rehusar

afwijzen

recusar

refusar

reddetmek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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”).