# rejection

Pronunciation: US say "ri-JEK-shun" /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/; UK

## Noun

1. The act of refusing to accept, use, or agree to something that is offered.
   - Simple: The act of refusing to accept or agree to something.
   - _The committee's rejection of the proposal ended months of negotiation._
   - _His repeated rejections of help left his friends feeling shut out._
2. The condition of being turned away, refused, or not accepted by other people.
   - Simple: The feeling or condition of not being accepted or wanted by others.
   - _Years of rejection made him cautious about ever sharing his writing._
   - _The young actor learned to treat rejection as an ordinary part of the work._
3. An immune response in which the body attacks transplanted tissue or an organ as foreign.
   - Simple: When the body fights against a new organ or tissue placed inside it.
   - _The transplant team watched closely for signs of rejection in the first weeks._
   - _Immunosuppressant drugs lower the risk of organ rejection._
4. In basketball, a defensive play in which a player blocks an opponent's shot before it reaches the basket.
   - Simple: In basketball, a shot that a defender stops by hitting the ball away.
   - _The crowd roared after his thunderous rejection at the buzzer._
   - _Defenders earn a spot on the highlight reel with a well-timed rejection._

## Origin

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, the accusative form of reiectiō. It displaced the native Old English word āworpennes, literally 'thrown-out-ness'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rejection (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).