rejection

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of refusing to... refusal denial disapproval

Word family

Forms rejections

Derived forms allorejectionantirejectionimmunorejectionnonrejectionoverrejectionpostrejectionprerejectionrejectionalrejectionismrejectionistrejectionisticxenorejection

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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