rejection
The act of rejectingThe act of rejecting.
» Tom doesn't take rejection very well.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of rejecting.
My offer was met with rejection
Ablehnung
отка́зotkáz, отклоне́ниеotklonénije, неприя́тиеneprijátije
відмо́ваvidmóva, відхи́ленняvidxýlennja
the act of rejecting something
(countable, uncountable)The state of being rejected.
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.
Examples
70 sentencesTom doesn't take rejection very well.
I'm afraid it's a rejection letter.
Every successful writer has a drawer full of rejection letters.
I couldn't accept rejection.
deIch konnte mich mit Zurückweisungen nicht abfinden. — Naina
Tom took the rejection hard.
Translations
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Origin
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. DiFrom French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).
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Forms
plural: rejections| Singular | rejection |
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Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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