re·ject·ed
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Definition of rejected
1
: not given approval or acceptance
a rejected lover feeling lonely and rejected
2
medical
: marked by or exhibiting immunological rejection (see rejection sense 1b)
… one patient received a second kidney (from his mother) after removal of a rejected kidney …— G. Lecatsas et al.
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“Rejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejected. Accessed 17 May. 2021.
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The first known use of rejected was in 1567
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