reject
Definitions
verb
(tr)- to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc
- to throw out as useless or worthless; discard
- to rebuff (a person)
- (of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility
noun
- something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
Alternative Forms
reˈjectable adjective reˈjecter reˈjector noun reˈjection noun reˈjective adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Latin rēicere to throw back, from re- + jacere to hurlSynonyms
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rebuff,
drop,
jilt,
desert,
turn down,
ditch,
break with,
spurn,
refuse,
say no to
repulse,
throw over,
unfollow,
unfriend
Translations
- British English:
reject
If you reject something such as a proposal or request, you do not accept it or agree to it.The president was right to reject the offer.rɪˈdʒɛkt VERB The president was right to reject the offer. - Spanish:
rechazar
v
- French:
rejeter
vt
- German:
zurückweisen
v
- Chinese: 拒绝 v
- Arabic: يَرْفُضُ v
- Portuguese: rejeitar v
- Russian: отклонять v
- Croatian: odbiti v
- Czech: odmítnout v odmítat
- Danish: afvise v
- Dutch: afwijzen v
- Finnish: torjua v
- Greek: απορρίπτω v
- Italian: rifiutare v
- Japanese: 拒否する v
- Korean: 거절하다 v
- Norwegian: forkaste v
- Polish: odrzucić v odrzucać
- Brazilian Portuguese: rejeitar v
- European Spanish:
rechazar
v
- Swedish: avvisa v
- Thai: ปฏิเสธ v
- Turkish: reddetmek v
- Vietnamese: bác bỏ v
Usage examples
You could reject this idea of a living, murderous son or you could accept it.
, Coffin on the Water (1986)For example, extra hardware installed in order to quickly identify and reject DDoS traffic.
New Scientist (2004)Taken literally, Sparling's move is reduced to an attempt to generate publicity by seeming to reject convention.
Globe and Mail (2003)Employers must accept or reject requests on the basis of the impact they will have on the business.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Other people may respond with anger or reject us for our unacceptable behaviour.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)