Rejection

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. plural Objects or parts rejected from a collection, as the coarse and least desirable fibers of a fiber-plant.
  • noun. The act of rejecting, of throwing off or away, or of casting off or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant: as, the rejection of what is worthless; the rejection of a request.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.
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  • noun. The act of rejecting.
  • noun. The state of being rejected.
  • noun. a blocked shot
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  • noun. the state of being rejected
  • noun. the act of rejecting something
  • noun. (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
  • noun. the speech act of rejecting
    • Word Usage
    "They seldom say "no" because they fear disapproval or what they define as rejection."
    Form
    rejection letter  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    organic phenomenon  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    advection  affection  circumspection  collection  complexion  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abandonment  acceptance  adoption  betrayal  condemnation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Eighteenth Amendment  Prohibition Party  Volstead Act  abnegation  agnosticism  
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