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Meaning of rejection | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of rejecting
  2. The act of rejecting.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The state of being rejected
  4. The state of being rejected.
    countable, uncountable
  5. to refuse to accept. She rejected his offer of help; He asked her to marry him, but she rejected him. verwerp يَرْفُض отхвърлям rejeitar odmítnout ablehnen afvise απορρίπτω, αποποιούμαι, αποκρούωrechazar tagasi lükkama رد کردن؛ نپذیرفتن hylätä rejeter לִדחוֹת फेकना, अस्वीकार करना odbiti, ne prihvatiti visszautasít, elvet menolak hafna, afþakka respingere, rifiutare 拒絶する 거부하다 atmesti, at(si)sakyti atteikt; noraidīt menolak afwijzenavslå, vrake, avviseodrzucić, odtrącić ردول، نه منل، رټل، استه ...
  6. A blocked shot
  7. A blocked shot.
    countable, uncountable
  8. something that is rejected because it is faulty etc. verwerping شَيء مَرْفوض бракуван предмет refugo vrácené zboží der Ausschuß kassering κπ. ή κτ. που έχει απορριφθεί λόγω ελαττωματικότητας, σκάρτοςartículo defectuoso praak مترود hylkytavara article de rebut נפל अस्वीकृत वस्तु roba s greškom, „škart“ selejt barang cacat gölluð vara scarto 不良品 거절된 것 išbrokuotas gaminys brāķis barang buangan afgekeurd voorwerp vraket/kassert produkt odrzut ردول refugo rebut брак vrátený tovar izvržek škart def...
    etc
  9. An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant
  10. An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.
    countable, uncountable
  11. (an) act of rejecting. verwerping رَفْض отхвърляне rejeição odmítnutí die Ablehnung afvisning; kassering απόρριψηrechazo tagasilükkamine رد؛ طرد hylkäys rejet דְחִייָה अस्वीकृति odbijanje, neprihvaćanje visszautasítás penolakan höfnun rifiuto 拒絶 거절 atmetimas, at(si)sakymas atteikums; noraidījums penolakan afwijzingvraking; avslag, avvising odrzucenie ردونه، نه مننه، رټنه rejeição res­pingere; refuz отказ; отбраковка odmietnutie zavrnitev odbijanje förkastande, avvisande, refusering การไม่ยอมร...
  12. rechazo, reacción inmunológica de incompatibilidad a células de tejidos transplantados;acute ___ → ___ agudo;
  13. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of: He rejected their version of what happened. The store rejected the merchandise because it was damaged. See Synonyms at refuse1.
  14. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
  15. To spit out or vomit: The baby rejected the medicine.
  16. Medicine To react to the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue) with a destructive immune response; fail to accept as part of one's own body.
    Medicine
  17. One that has been rejected: a reject from the varsity team; a tire that is a reject.
  18. Slang A foolish or socially inept person.
    Slang

Equivalents

العربية إباء الرفض رفض
Беларуская адмова
Bosanski отказ
Català rebuig refús
Čeština odmítnutí
Deutsch Ablehnung
Ελληνικά απάρνηση
Esperanto malakcepto
Français refus réjection rejet
Gaeilge dearadh
Gàidhlig diùltadh
Galego rexeitamento
Hrvatski отказ
Հայերեն մերժում
Bahasa Indonesia penolakan
Italiano rifiuto
日本語 拒絶
한국어 거절 기각 배척
Latina reiectio repulsa
Македонски одбивање отфрлање
Nederlands afwijzing
Português rejeição
Српски отказ
తెలుగు తిరస్కారము

Examples

“My offer was met with rejection”

CEFR level

C2
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