rechazar

Meaning

1. to reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline
2. to decline, to deny (e.g. a credit card declining, an appeal being denied)
3. to repel, to ward off

Hyphenated as

re‧cha‧zar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ret͡ʃaˈθaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rechacier, from chacier (modern chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, whence also Spanish cazar. Compare Portuguese rechaçar.