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reject

verb
 
reject pronunciation English rɪˈdʒekt reject pronunciation American rɪˈdʒekt
 

argument/idea/plan

1 reject something to refuse to accept or consider somethingto reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestionThe prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.The proposal was firmly rejected.All our suggestions were rejected out of hand.
 

somebody for job

2 reject somebody to refuse to accept somebody for a job, position, etcPlease reject the following candidates…I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to.
 

not use/publish

3 reject something to decide not to use, sell, publish, etc. something because its quality is not good enoughImperfect articles are rejected by our quality control.
 

new organ

4 reject something (of the body) to not accept a new organ after a transplant operation, by producing substances that attack the organHer body has already rejected two kidneys.
 

not love

5 reject somebody/something to fail to give a person or an animal enough care or affectionThe lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died.When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless.
rejection
rejection pronunciation English rɪˈdʒekʃn rejection pronunciation American rɪˈdʒekʃn
noun [uncountable, countable]Her proposal met with unanimous rejection.a rejection letter (= a letter in which you are told, for example, that you have not been accepted for a job)painful feelings of rejection