rejection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ weak vowel distinction
- [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩] weak vowel merger
- [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩] weak vowel distinction
- /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ weak vowel merger
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Etymology
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of rejecting.
My offer was met with rejection
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being rejected.
- (countable, uncountable) A blocked shot.
- (countable, uncountable) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rejections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rejection region · antirejection · nonrejection · rejectionist · overrejection · xenorejection · rejection slip · rejectional · rejection nucleus · rejection sensitivity · rejectionism · antibody-mediated rejection · immunorejection · rejection sampling · prerejection · rejection sensitivity dysphoria · desk rejection · postrejection · rejectionistic · allorejection
Synonyms
renunciation · nonassent · abnegation · rejection · turndown · nonconsent · denial · repudiation · nonapproval · disapproval · unconsent · rejectedness · dissension · refusal · unapproval · denial · objection · nonassent · prohibition · declination
Translations (56)
cs odmítnutí (act of rejecting) · hu elvetés (act of rejecting) · pl odmowa (act of rejecting) · mk одбивање (act of rejecting) · cmn 拒絕 /拒绝 (act of rejecting) · fi hylkiminen (medicine: immune reaction to foreign tissue) · de Ablehnung (act of rejecting) · it rifiuto (act of rejecting) · ja 拒絶 (act of rejecting) · ga dearadh (act of rejecting) · hy մերժում (act of rejecting) · ru неприя́тие (act of rejecting) · la repulsa (act of rejecting) · ca refús (act of rejecting) · pt rejeição (act of rejecting) · fr refus (act of rejecting) · ca rebuig (act of rejecting) · be адхіле́нне (act of rejecting) · az imtina (act of rejecting) · es rechazo (state of being rejected) · ko 거절 (act of rejecting) · fr rejet (act of rejecting) · pl odrzucenie (act of rejecting) · id penolakan (act of rejecting) · mi akiritanga (act of rejecting) · ru неприня́тие (act of rejecting) · mk отфрлање (act of rejecting) · es rechazamiento (act of rejecting) · te తిరస్కృతి (act of rejecting) · eo malakcepto (act of rejecting) · ru отка́з (act of rejecting) · fi hylätyksi tuleminen (state of being rejected) · hu kilökődés (medicine: immune reaction to foreign tissue) · uk відмо́ва (act of rejecting) · fi hylkäys (act of rejecting) · la reiectiō (act of rejecting) · gl rexeitamento (act of rejecting) · ar إِبَاء (act of rejecting) · sk odmietnutie (act of rejecting) · te తిరస్కారము (act of rejecting) · gd diùltadh (act of rejecting) · el απάρνηση (act of rejecting) · nl afwijzing (act of rejecting) · ar رَفْض (act of rejecting) · hu elutasítás (act of rejecting) · be адмо́ва (act of rejecting) · yue 拒絕 /拒绝 (act of rejecting) · fi hylkääminen (act of rejecting) · uk відхи́лення (act of rejecting) · es rechazo (act of rejecting) · ru отклоне́ние (act of rejecting) · bg о́тказ (act of rejecting) · bg отхвъ́рляне (act of rejecting) · es rechazamiento (state of being rejected) · hu visszautasítás (act of rejecting) · ang āworpennes (act of rejecting)