Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rejection(noun)

   the act of rejecting something

   "his proposals were met with rejection"

2. rejection(noun)

   the state of being rejected

3. rejection(noun)

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

   "rejection of the transplanted liver"

4. rejection(noun)

   the speech act of rejecting

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rejection(Noun)

   The act of rejecting.

2. rejection(Noun)

   The state of being rejected.

3. rejection(Noun)

   a blocked shot

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rejection(noun)

   act of rejecting, or state of being rejected

Origin: [L. rejectio: cf. F. rjection.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Stacy Kaiser:

   Fear and rejection are feelings that go along with that.

2. Ray Bradbury:

   You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.

3. Sipho P Nkosi:

   From rejection, we always gain more strength and see the light.

4. George Brauchler:

   One strong holdout? That's not a resounding rejection of the death penalty.

5. Tom Zegan:

   There is no more powerful form of rejection than taking someone for granted.

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