rejection

noun re·jec·tion \ri-ˈjek-shən\

Definition of REJECTION

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

: something rejected

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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

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

REJECTION Defined for Kids

rejection

noun re·jec·tion \ri-ˈjek-shən\

Definition of REJECTION for Kids

: the act of not accepting, believing, or considering something : the state of being rejected

Medical Dictionary

rejection

noun re·jec·tion \ri-ˈjek-shən\

Medical Definition of REJECTION

: the action of rejecting or the state of being rejected <feelings of rejection> <rejection of the atypical child by the…group—G. S. Speer>

: an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components (as antibodies, T cells, and macrophages) of the recipient organism