rejection
Americannoun
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the act or process of rejecting.
- Synonyms:
- elimination, dismissal, refusal
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the state of being rejected.
- Synonyms:
- elimination, dismissal, refusal
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something that is rejected.
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Rejection is the most serious problem faced in surgery involving organ transplants. Drugs are used to suppress the immune system after organ transplant in order to prevent the rejection of and eventual death of the transplanted tissue.
Other Word Forms
- nonrejection noun
- prerejection noun
Etymology
Origin of rejection
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin rējectiōn-, stem of rējectiō “a throwing back”; equivalent to reject + -ion
Example Sentences
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The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope that’s both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.
From Los Angeles Times
The rejection eats at Annie, who, to the frustration of all who know her—and, eventually, this reader—can’t accept her loss.
The meeting was called following Ireland's rejection of King George V.
From BBC
A US department of justice investigation into F1's rejection of Andretti further greased the wheels, and the entry was finally confirmed in March last year.
From BBC
A family spokesperson said: “Alice de Rothschild’s university admissions in the United States, as well as her rejections, are entirely due to her grades. Alice cannot be held responsible for Jeffrey Epstein’s unilateral actions.”
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