rejection

== English == === Etymology === From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”). === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən] ~ [ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃn̩] Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Hyphenation: re‧jec‧tion === Noun === rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections) The act of rejecting. Synonyms: denial, nonassent, objection; see also Thesaurus:disapproval The state of being rejected. Synonym: rejectedness (sports) A blocked shot. (medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====