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rejection > 4 senses
NOUN1rejectionThe act of rejecting something
2rejectionThe state of being rejected
3rejection(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
4rejectionThe speech act of rejecting
rejection > pronunciation
Soundsrihjheh'kshahn; riyjheh'kshahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
rejection > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of rejecting something.
Examples"his proposals were met with rejection"
Broaderact, human action, human activity
Narrowerbrush-off; avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging; abandonment, forsaking, desertion; renunciation, forgoing, forswearing; nonacceptance, turndown; banishment, proscription; displacement
Verbsreject; reject; reject
rejection > noun 2, state
MeaningThe state of being rejected.
Contraryacceptance
Broadersituation, state of affairs
Narrowerapostasy, renunciation, defection; disfavor, disfavour; excommunication, exclusion, censure; reprobation
rejection > noun 3, phenomenon
Meaning(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign.
Examples"rejection of the transplanted liver"
Categorymedicine, medical specialty
Broaderorganic phenomenon
rejection > noun 4, communication
MeaningThe speech act of rejecting.
Broaderspeech act
Narrowerrepudiation, renunciation; rebuff, snub, repulse; short shrift, summary treatment

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