rejection

nounattested in dialogue

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən//
/[ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]/
//ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən//
/[ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]/

The act of rejecting.

noun

1
The act of rejecting.
My offer was met with rejection
2
The state of being rejected.
3
A blocked shot.
4
An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: rejections

reins · The lower part of the back.reject · To refuse to accept; to forswear.rejecting · An act of rejection.

rejection · The act of rejecting.

rejoice · To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.rejoin · To join again; to unite after separation.relapse · To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state…

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