rejection
[noun]
Synonyms:
- denial, dismissal, exclusion, renunciation, repudiation, thumbs down, veto
- rebuff, brushoff (slang), kick in the teeth (slang), knock-back (slang), refusal

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧jec‧tion AC /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ noun
[Word Family: noun: rejection, reject; verb: reject]

1. [uncountable and countable] the act of not accepting, believing in, or agreeing with something Antonym : acceptance
rejection of
What are the reasons for his rejection of the theory?

2. [uncountable and countable] the act of not accepting someone for a job, school etc Antonym : acceptance:
They sent me a rejection letter.

3. [uncountable] a situation in which someone stops giving you love or attention:
He was left with a feeling of rejection and loss.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rejection
noun
ADJ. blanket, outright, total, wholesale | deliberate
VERB + REJECTION fear Children who have had bad experiences fear rejection.
risk | cope with, take It takes a very buoyant personality to cope with constant rejection.
REJECTION + NOUN letter, slip a publisher's rejection slip
PREP. ~ by the rejection of the child by its mother
PHRASES fear of rejection, feelings of rejection, the rejection of an idea/a proposal/a theory

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