Added 9 October 2026
rejection
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ noun
In Latin: reiectiō, repulsa Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rejection at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act of rejecting something.
his proposals were met with rejection
- The state of being rejected.
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(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign.
rejection of the transplanted liver
Origin
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).
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