rejection

Meaning

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

Synonyms

refusal

denial

repudiation

exclusion

rebuff

dismissal

renunciation

repulse

disapproval

disallowance

failure

veto

declining

declination

refutation

removal

refuse

disdain

nonacceptance

disqualification

disavowal

brush-off

boycott

depressed in spirits

abandonment

denunciation

expulsion

reject

blame

disregard

ostracism

contradiction

negation

disheartened

condemnation

disclaimer

criticism

clutter

attack

👊

kick

repulsion

discard

check

abrogation

desertion

deny

garbage

🗑️

forsaking

denouncement

blocking

Translations

rejet

Ablehnung

refus

rechazo

rifiuto

Zurückweisung

rigetto

afwijzing

απόρριψη

rebuig

Abweisung

Verweigerung

Absage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).