reject

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To refuse to accept; to forswear.
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
To refuse a romantic advance.

noun

Something that is rejected.
An unpopular person.
A rejected defective product in a production line.
A rejected takeoff.

Pronunciation

rĭjĕktʹ /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (verb).wav En-us-reject.ogg rēʹjĕkt /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (noun).wav

Word forms

reject rejects rejecting rejected

Etymology

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).

Synonyms

abjure abnegate decline deny disown refuse repudiate say no turn down dismiss discount castaway outcast alien RTO

Antonyms

accept take up

Derived words

bandreject overreject rejectability rejectable rejectate rejected landing rejected takeoff rejectee rejecter rejector rejectful rejection rejectionism rejectionist rejective rejectment rereject unreject initial reject

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