English Explanatory Dictionary

rejection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of rejecting.
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. A blocked shot.
  4. An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rejection.wav

Word forms

rejection rejections

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).

Synonyms

denial nonassent objection abnegation declination disapproval dissension nonapproval nonconsent prohibition refusal rejection renunciation repudiation unapproval unconsent rejectedness

Derived words

allorejection antibody-mediated rejection antirejection desk rejection immunorejection nonrejection overrejection postrejection prerejection rejectional rejectionism rejectionist rejectionistic rejection nucleus rejection region rejection sampling rejection sensitivity rejection slip xenorejection
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