rejection

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

The English word “rejection” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

The act of rejecting.
The state of being rejected.
A blocked shot.
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”).

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More English words

rejectful
rejectfully
rejecting
rejectingly
rejection nucleus
rejection region
rejection sampling
rejection sensitivity

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