rejection

re·jec·tion  (r-jkshn)

n.

1. The act of rejecting or the state of being rejected.

2. Something rejected.

3. Medicine The failure of a recipient's body to accept a transplanted tissue or organ as the result of immunological incompatability; immunological resistance to foreign tissue.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen brush-off - a curt or disdainful rejection avoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening abandonment, desertion, forsaking - the act of giving something up forgoing, forswearing, renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) nonacceptance, turndown - the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm" banishment, proscription - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone displacement - act of removing from office or employment
	2.	rejection - the state of being rejected situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt apostasy, defection, renunciation - the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) disfavor, disfavour - the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" excommunication, censure, exclusion - the state of being excommunicated reprobation - rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
	3.	rejection - (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign; "rejection of the transplanted liver" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
	4.	rejection - the speech act of rejecting speech act - the use of language to perform some act renunciation, repudiation - rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" repulse, snub, rebuff - an instance of driving away or warding off short shrift, summary treatment - a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"

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rejection

noun

1. refusal, turning down, declining, dismissal, spurning, rebuff, knock-back, non-acceptance a clear rejection of the government's policies

2. denial, veto, dismissal, exclusion, abandonment, spurning, casting off, disowning, thumbs down, renunciation, repudiation, eschewal his rejection of our values
denial approval, acceptance, affirmation

3. rebuff, refusal, knock-back (slang), kick in the teeth (slang), bum's rush (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal), brushoff (slang) These feelings of rejection and hurt remain.
rebuff selection, acceptance

Translations

rejection [rɪˈdʒekʃən]

A. N (gen) → rechazo m; [of help] → denegación f
to meet with a rejection → sufrir una repulsa
the novel has already had three rejections → ya han rechazado la novela tres veces

B. CPD rejection slip N (Publishing) → nota f de rechazo

rejection [rɪˈdʒɛkʃ^ən] n

(= refusal) [offer, application] → rejet m
Be prepared for lots of rejections before you get a job
BUT Soyez prêt à voir beaucoup de vos candidatures rejetées avant d'obtenir un poste.; Soyez prêt à essuyer beaucoup de refus avant d'obtenir un poste.

[idea, authority] → rejet

(by person, lover) → abandon m

(MEDICINE) [organ] → rejet m
rejection slip n → lettre f de refus
reject shop [ˈriːdʒɛktʃɒp] n → boutique f d'articles de second choix

rejection

n

(of damaged goods etc, by customer) → Ablehnung f, → Zurückweisung f; (by maker, producer) → Aussortierung f, → Ausscheidung f

(= turning down, of application, request, offer etc) → Ablehnung f; (stronger) → Abweisung f, → Zurückweisung f; (of suitor, advances) → Abweisung f, → Zurückweisung f; (of criticism, plea) → Zurückweisung f; (of idea, possibility) → Verwerfen nt

(Med) (of drug) → Ablehnung f; (of transplant) → Abstoßung f; (of food by stomach) → Verweigerung f

rejection [rɪˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (of offer, applicant) → rifiuto; (of new organ) → rigetto

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rejection [rɪˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (of offer, applicant) → rifiuto; (of new organ) → rigetto