rejection

re·jec·tion

noun \ri-ˈjek-shən\

Definition of REJECTION

1

a : the action of rejecting : the state of being rejected b : an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components of the recipient organism

2

: something rejected

Examples of REJECTION

1. <made a flat rejection of the charges against him>
2. <the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess>

First Known Use of REJECTION

circa 1552

Related to REJECTION

Synonyms: contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, denial, repudiation

Antonyms: acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

Related Words: disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms: concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

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Rhymes with REJECTION

abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection