What does rejection mean?
Definitions for rejection
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
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
One strong holdout? That's not a resounding rejection of the death penalty.
There's ... a government structure of bipolar migration policy, there are factors of attraction and rejection, and we're in the sandwich right now.
Research now reveals that social rejection activates the same regions of the brain that are known to respond to physical pain, and also expresses dormant DNA to prepare our bodies for imminent injury. Unfortunately, this response is no longer necessary, so the expression of these genes leaves us more vulnerable to viral infections and more likely to suffer from inflammation-related illnesses.
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.
All across Christianity, we see the dominoes falling of abandoning the historic stigma and rejection of gay people and gay relationships.
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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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