Definitions for rejection
re·jec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rejectionnoun

   the act of rejecting something

   "his proposals were met with rejection"

2. rejectionnoun

   the state of being rejected

3. rejectionnoun

   (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

   "rejection of the transplanted liver"

4. rejectionnoun

   the speech act of rejecting

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rejectionnoun

   The act of rejecting.

2. rejectionnoun

   The state of being rejected.

3. rejectionnoun

   a blocked shot

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rejectionnoun

   act of rejecting, or state of being rejected

2. Etymology: [L. rejectio: cf. F. rjection.]

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Medicine
   • Organic Phenomenon
   • Situation
   • Speech Act

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rejection' in Nouns Frequency: #2315

How to pronounce rejection?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rejection in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rejection in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rejection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rejection in a Sentence

1. Jeff Sessions:

   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.

2. David Dinielli:

   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.

3. Simone de Beauvoir:

   Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.

4. Stacy Kaiser:

   Fear and rejection are feelings that go along with that.

5. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   With the rejection of the rules of the euro zone ... negotiations about a programme worth billions are barely conceivable, tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rejection
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rejection
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rejection
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejection
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejection