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rejection

noun

The act of rejecting something

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
EJ
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɹəˈdʒɛkʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The act of rejecting something

    “His proposals were met with rejection”

noun

  1. The speech act of rejecting

noun

  1. (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

    “Rejection of the transplanted liver”

noun

  1. The state of being rejected

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Example Sentences

His proposals were met with rejection
Rejection of the transplanted liver

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