rejection B2 Topic:The Human Body US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #10431 Meanings 1 noun The act of refusing to accept, agree to, or believe in something. The rejection of her application left her deeply disappointed. 2 noun The painful feeling of not being accepted or loved by others. Fear of rejection stopped him from asking her out. 3 noun (medicine) The body's failure to accept a transplanted organ or tissue. The drugs help prevent rejection of the transplanted liver. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of refusing to... refusaldenialdisapproval Word family Forms rejections Derived forms allorejectionantirejectionimmunorejectionnonrejectionoverrejectionpostrejectionprerejectionrejectionalrejectionismrejectionistrejectionisticxenorejection Etymology AI details From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). réjection French reiectiōnem Latin reiectiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rejection **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 10431 ## Meanings 1. The act of refusing to accept, agree to, or believe in something. 2. The painful feeling of not being accepted or loved by others. 3. (medicine) The body's failure to accept a transplanted organ or tissue. ## Examples - The rejection of her application left her deeply disappointed. - Fear of rejection stopped him from asking her out. - The drugs help prevent rejection of the transplanted liver. ## Derived Forms - allorejection - antirejection - immunorejection - nonrejection - overrejection - postrejection - prerejection - rejectional - rejectionism - rejectionist - rejectionistic - xenorejection ## Roots and Affixes - Root: réjection - Root: reiectiōnem - Root: reiectiō ## Etymology From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). ## AI Etymology Rejection comes from French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). Modern senses include the act of refusing to accept, agree to, or believe in something. and the painful feeling of not being accepted or loved by others.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as allorejection, antirejection, immunorejection, nonrejection, overrejection, and postrejection. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown