rejection

re·jec·tion

noun \ri-ˈjek-shən\

Definition of REJECTION

1

a : the action of rejecting : the state of being rejected

b : an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components of the recipient organism

2

: something rejected

Examples of REJECTION

1. <made a flat rejection of the charges against him>
2. <the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess>

First Known Use of REJECTION

circa 1552

Related to REJECTION

Synonyms

contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, denial, repudiation

Antonyms

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

Related Words

disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms

concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Rhymes with REJECTION

abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection

re·jec·tion

noun \ri-ˈjek-shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of REJECTION

1

: the action of rejecting or the state of being rejected <feelings of rejection> <rejection of the atypical child by the…group—G. S. Speer>

2

: an immune response in which foreign tissue (as of a skin graft or transplanted organ) is attacked by immune system components (as antibodies, T cells, and macrophages) of the recipient organism