rejection

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]

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• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩]
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
• Hyphenation: re‧jec‧tion

rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections)

1. The act of rejecting.

   Synonyms: denial, nonassent, objection; see also Thesaurus:disapproval

   My offer was met with rejection

2. The state of being rejected.

   Synonym: rejectedness

3. (sports) A blocked shot.
4. (medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.