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rejection.

The act of rejecting.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/[ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]/ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/[ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]
  1. The act of rejecting.

    countable · uncountable
    My offer was met with rejection
  2. The state of being rejected.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A blocked shot.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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