rejection
English Thesaurus
1. the act of rejecting something (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | brush-off, |
| definition | : | a curt or disdainful rejection (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, |
| definition | : | the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | banishment, proscription, |
| definition | : | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | displacement, |
| definition | : | act of removing from office or employment (noun.act) |
2. the speech act of rejecting (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | speech act, |
| definition | : | the use of language to perform some act (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | renunciation, repudiation, |
| definition | : | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rebuff, repulse, snub, |
| definition | : | an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication) |
3. (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | organic phenomenon, |
| definition | : | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
4. the state of being rejected (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | situation, state of affairs, |
| definition | : | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | apostasy, defection, renunciation, |
| definition | : | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | reprobation, |
| definition | : | rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell (noun.state) |
5. the act of rejecting something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reject, |
| definition | : | refuse to accept or acknowledge (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disapprove, reject, |
| definition | : | deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication) |
6. the state of being rejected (noun.state)
| antonym | : | acceptance, |
| definition | : | the state of being acceptable and accepted (noun.state) |
7. the act of rejecting something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reject, |
| definition | : | refuse to accept or acknowledge (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disapprove, reject, |
| definition | : | deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication) |
8. the state of being rejected (noun.state)
| antonym | : | acceptance, |
| definition | : | the state of being acceptable and accepted (noun.state) |
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