rejection
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English
Etymology
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/, /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Noun
rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections)
- The act of rejecting.
- My offer was met with rejection
- The state of being rejected.
- (sports) A blocked shot.
- (medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.
Synonyms
- (state of being rejected): rejectedness
Derived terms
Translations
act of rejecting
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sports: blocked shot — see blocked shot
medicine: immune reaction to foreign tissue
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