rejectionnoun
uk/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/us/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/C2 [ C or U ] the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something:
The government's rejection of the plans is a setback for us.
C2 [ C ] a letter, etc. that tells you that you have not been successful in getting a job, a place on a course of study, etc.:
I've applied for ten jobs, but I've had ten rejections/rejection letters.
C2 [ U ] the act of not giving someone the love and attention they want and expect:
He never asked her to marry him out of fear of rejection.
More examples
- The minister has issued an emphatic rejection of the accusation.
- This amounts to a rejection of the whole proposal.
- Most people find rejection hard to deal with.
- An actor takes so much rejection.
- Children can suffer from a sense of rejection when a parent leaves the home.
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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