rejection

rejection
noun
ADJECTIVE
outright, total, wholesale
explicit
deliberate
knee-jerk

There is often a knee-jerk rejection of new ideas.

VERB + REJECTION
fear

Children who have had bad experiences fear rejection.

risk
cope with, deal with, handle, take

It takes a strong personality to cope with rejection.

REJECTION + NOUN
letter, slip

a publisher's rejection slip

PREPOSITION
rejection by

the rejection of the child by its mother

PHRASES
fear of rejection
feelings of rejection
the rejection of an idea, a proposal, a theory, etc.

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  • Rejection — Re*jec tion (r? j?k sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F. r[ e]jection.] Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rejection — [n] denial, refusal bounce, brushoff*, cold shoulder*, disallowance, dismissal, elimination, exclusion, hard time*, kick in teeth*, nix*, no dice*, no go*, nothing doing*, no way*, pass*, rebuff, renunciation, repudiation, slap in the face*,… …   New thesaurus

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  • réjection — (ré jè ksion) s. f. Action de rejeter hors de soi. •   Les chenilles doivent rejeter la membrane fine.... cette réjection...., BONNET Obs. 5e insectes..    Fig. •   Cette réjection des sacrements, BAYLE art. Pellisson, note j.. •   Sa communion… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • rejection */*/ — UK [rɪˈdʒekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms rejection : singular rejection plural rejections 1) [countable/uncountable] a refusal to accept, approve, or support something Their rejection of the peace plan raises the threat of a more general war.… …   English dictionary

  • rejection — Refusal by a bank to grant credit, usually because of the applicants financial history, or refusal to accept a security presented to complete a trade, usually because of a lack of proper endorsements or violation of rules of a firm. Bloomberg… …   Financial and business terms

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