What does Rejection mean?
Definitions for Rejection
re·jec·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Rejection.
Princeton's WordNet
rejectionnoun
the act of rejecting something
"his proposals were met with rejection"
rejectionnoun
the state of being rejected
rejectionnoun
(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
"rejection of the transplanted liver"
rejectionnoun
the speech act of rejecting
Wiktionary
rejectionnoun
The act of rejecting.
rejectionnoun
The state of being rejected.
rejectionnoun
a blocked shot
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Rejectionnoun
The act of casting off or throwing aside.
Etymology: rejectio, Lat.
The rejection I use of experiments, is infinite; but if an experiment be probable and of great use, I receive it. Francis Bacon.
Medicines urinative do not work by rejection and indigestion, as solutive do. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
Rejection
Rejection is a song by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. The song was released in the France as a CD single on 2 July 2007. It was released as the fourth and final single from his second studio album Hedonist (2005). The song was written and produced by Martin Solveig. The song has peaked to number 34 on the French Singles Chart.
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rejection
Rejection refers to the act of dismissing, refusing or not accepting something, someone, or an idea. It can be experienced in various forms, such as professional rejection (job applications), personal rejection (relationships), or during creative pursuits (manuscripts or proposals). Furthermore, rejection can also denote an immune system's response towards foreign substances, like organ transplants.
Webster Dictionary
Rejectionnoun
act of rejecting, or state of being rejected
Etymology: [L. rejectio: cf. F. rjection.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Rejection' in Nouns Frequency: #2315
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rejection in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rejection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Rejection in a Sentence
This is not because LGBT people are mentally unstable, it's because of intolerance and rejection like we are seeing by our legislature.
The Brexit vote, swung to Leave by the immigration debate, is a powerful rejection of the status quo by the electorate, orban captures that zeitgeist better than most.
Gwinnett County spokesman Joe Sorenson:
The handling of absentee ballot applications and the acceptance and rejection of ballots by Gwinnett County( have) complied with the law and will continue to do so.
The third rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement by the Commons, as well as the rejections of any alternative, pave the way for a no-deal exit.
Too many politicians and pundits here in America have been woefully oblivious to, or in some cases complicit in, what is going on around us, the failed European Union experiment, and Great Britain’s rejection of it, must serve as a wake-up call for all of us in America.
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Translations for Rejection
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- الرفArabic
- rebuig, refúsCatalan, Valencian
- odmítnutíCzech
- AblehnungGerman
- απόρριψη, απάρνησηGreek
- rechazoSpanish
- refus, rejetFrench
- dearadhIrish
- diùltadhScottish Gaelic
- rifiutoItalian
- rejectioLatin
- akiritangaMāori
- avvisningNorwegian
- odmowa, odrzuceniePolish
- rejeiçãoPortuguese
- неприня́тие, отка́з, неприя́тие, отклоне́ниеRussian
- తిరస్కారము, తిరస్కృతిTelugu
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