rejection
Meanings
Plural: rejections
Noun
- the act of rejecting something
- "his proposals were met with rejection"
- the state of being rejected
- (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
- "rejection of the transplanted liver"
- the speech act of rejecting
- The act of rejecting.
- The state of being rejected.
- A blocked shot.
- An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.
Origin / Etymology
From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).
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Scrabble Score: 18
rejection is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrejection is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rejection is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
rejection is a valid Words With Friends word