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Webster 1913 Edition

Rejection

Re-jec′tion

(r?-j?k′sh?n)

,

Noun.

[L.

rejectio

: cf. F.

réjection

.]

Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rejection

REJEC'TION

,

Noun.

[L. rejectio.] The act of throwing away; the act of casting off or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant.

Definition 2024

rejection

rejection

English

Noun

rejection ‎(plural rejections)

The act of rejecting.
The state of being rejected.
(sports) a blocked shot

Derived terms

rejection letter
rejection slip

Translations

the act of rejecting

Armenian: ռեծեկցիոնիզմ ‎(ṙecekcʿionizm)
Catalan: rebuig (ca) m, refús (ca) m
Czech: odmítnutí (cs) n
French: refus (fr), rejet (fr)
German: Ablehnung (de) f
Greek: απάρνηση (el) f ‎(apárnisi)
Indonesian: penolakan (id)
Irish: dearadh m
Italian: rifiuto (it)

Maori: akiritanga
Polish: odmowa (pl) f, odrzucenie (pl) n
Portuguese: rejeição (pt) f
Russian: отка́з (ru) m ‎(otkáz), отклоне́ние (ru) n ‎(otklonénije), неприя́тие (ru) n ‎(neprijátije), неприня́тие (ru) n ‎(neprinjátije)
Scottish Gaelic: diùltadh m
Spanish: rechazo (es) m
Telugu: తిరస్కారము (te) ‎(tiraskāramu), తిరస్కృతి (te) ‎(tiraskr̥ti)