rejection

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of refusing or not accepting something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A blocked shot.

Examples

  • By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.

  • Every successful writer has a drawer full of rejection letters.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being rejected.

  2. The act of rejecting.

  3. An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

More examples

In context

  • Her proposal met with unanimous rejection.

  • My offer was met with rejection

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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