nonacceptance
noun
non·ac·cep·tance
ˌnän-ik-ˈsep-tən(t)s 
-ak-
: failure or refusal to accept something or someone : lack of acceptance
nonacceptance of an offer
… it seems that during your career as an artist there's been a lack of reviews, a general nonacceptance of your work by the art community, and you're ignored by them …—
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the university's nonacceptance of my application for admission was accompanied by considerable regret, if you believe the rejection letter
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Positions have softened over the years from nonacceptance and refusal to discuss this to a point now where these are agenda items in the negotiations.
—Seth Borenstein, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
Throughout the 19th century, Jews rose in business and the professions, becoming physicians and lawyers, even politicians and army officers, only to discover that half-acceptance into Christian society could be more dangerous than nonacceptance.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
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Seth Borenstein, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
Throughout the 19th century, Jews rose in business and the professions, becoming physicians and lawyers, even politicians and army officers, only to discover that half-acceptance into Christian society could be more dangerous than nonacceptance.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
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“Nonacceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonacceptance. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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