Meaning

4 senses
  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.

More definitions
  • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Examples

437 sentences
  1. I rejected the offer.

    Я відхилив цю пропозицію. — deniko

    ruЯ отказался от этого предложения. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch lehnte das Angebot ab. — al_ex_an_der

  2. My plan was rejected.

    Мій проект було відхилено. — ChickenKiev

    ruМой план отвергли. — marafon

    deMein Plan wurde abgelehnt. — jxan

  3. His application was rejected.

    Його подання було відхилено. — ChickenKiev

    ruЕго не приняли. — soweli_Elepanto

  4. He rejected our offer.

    Він відхилив нашу пропозицію. — deniko

    ruОн отклонил наше предложение. — corvard

    deEr hat unser Angebot abgelehnt. — ifcologne

  5. She rejected my proposal.

    Вона відхилила мою пропозицію. — anastasishko

    ruОна отклонила мое предложение. — Keiden

    deSie hat meinen Vorschlag abgelehnt. — virgil

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to th

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

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Forms

plural: rejects
Singularreject
Pluralrejects

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
something that is rejected:castaway
an unpopular person:outcastalien
rejected takeoff:RTO
Close in meaning
  • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality:cull

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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