rejectverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈdʒekt/us/rɪˈdʒekt/B2 to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:
The appeal was rejected by the court.
Coin-operated machines in England reject euros.
The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.
I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected (= I was not offered the job).
The coach rejected him for the first team (= he was not offered a place).
B2 to not give someone the love and attention they want and are expecting from you:
When she was sent to boarding school, she felt as though her parents had rejected her.
specialized medical If your body rejects an organ that has been put in during a medical operation, it fails to accept it and tries to attack and destroy it.
More examples
- The programme makers reject the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children.
- Modernism seeks to find new forms of expression and rejects traditional or accepted ideas.
- She rejected his unwelcome advances.
- It will not surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected.
- The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the profession.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- vote sth down
- wash
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Treating people or animals badly
Medical treatment: surgery
rejectnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈriː.dʒekt/us/ˈriː.dʒekt/a product that is damaged or not perfectly made
a person who has not been accepted by an organization or by society:
He considered himself to be one of life's rejects.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- vote sth down
- wash
See more results »