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re·jec·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
rejectionnoun
the act of rejecting something
"his proposals were met with rejection"
rejectionnoun
the state of being rejected
rejectionnoun
(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
"rejection of the transplanted liver"
rejectionnoun
the speech act of rejecting
Wiktionary
rejectionnoun
The act of rejecting.
rejectionnoun
The state of being rejected.
rejectionnoun
a blocked shot
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Rejectionnoun
The act of casting off or throwing aside.
Etymology: rejectio, Lat.
The rejection I use of experiments, is infinite; but if an experiment be probable and of great use, I receive it. Francis Bacon.
Medicines urinative do not work by rejection and indigestion, as solutive do. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
Rejection
Rejection is a song by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. The song was released in the France as a CD single on 2 July 2007. It was released as the fourth and final single from his second studio album Hedonist (2005). The song was written and produced by Martin Solveig. The song has peaked to number 34 on the French Singles Chart.
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rejection
Rejection refers to the act of dismissing, refusing or not accepting something, someone, or an idea. It can be experienced in various forms, such as professional rejection (job applications), personal rejection (relationships), or during creative pursuits (manuscripts or proposals). Furthermore, rejection can also denote an immune system's response towards foreign substances, like organ transplants.
Webster Dictionary
Rejectionnoun
act of rejecting, or state of being rejected
Etymology: [L. rejectio: cf. F. rjection.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'rejection' in Nouns Frequency: #2315
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rejection in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rejection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of rejection in a Sentence
The rejection has created a confused situation, members want pay for all the days they were on strike, not half, and want a broader discussion of budget cuts and asset sales.
I think this argument between him and the Wall Street Journal over what is essentially two percent of the rate, I think it's slightly overexaggerated. It's not going to make any difference in the real world if there's a one or two percent lower rate, and I think what's he's doing is trying to win votes with the sweetener of the child tax credit, there's nothing wrong with that. And it's true that a pudding has to have a theme, but a tax plan doesn't have to have a theme. The theme here is that you're lowering the rate, particularly on the corporate side. You're lowering the tax on investment and return, capital gains, which is what everybody on the right has always said is the engine to drive growth. So, you've got very serious pro-growth elements in here, and you've got a sweetener for the child tax credit, that that's a rejection of Reaganism I find slightly over the top.
Judge Granade's ruling is decisive and definitive, it ends the chaos and confusion that Attorney General Strange and Chief Justice (Roy) Moore have intentionally caused through their reckless rejection of federal constitutional principles.
Too many politicians and pundits here in America have been woefully oblivious to, or in some cases complicit in, what is going on around us, the failed European Union experiment, and Great Britain’s rejection of it, must serve as a wake-up call for all of us in America.
And we will never encourage this rejection of foreigners.
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Translations for rejection
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- الرفArabic
- rebuig, refúsCatalan, Valencian
- odmítnutíCzech
- AblehnungGerman
- απόρριψη, απάρνησηGreek
- rechazoSpanish
- refus, rejetFrench
- dearadhIrish
- diùltadhScottish Gaelic
- rifiutoItalian
- rejectioLatin
- akiritangaMāori
- avvisningNorwegian
- odmowa, odrzuceniePolish
- rejeiçãoPortuguese
- неприня́тие, отка́з, неприя́тие, отклоне́ниеRussian
- తిరస్కారము, తిరస్కృతిTelugu
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