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   reject

   verb

   • 1. dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty: "union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award"
   • ▪ refuse to agree to (a request): "an application to hold a pop concert at the club was rejected" Similar turn downrefusedeclinesay no todismissspurninformal:give the thumbs down togive the red light togive something a missknock backrare:negativeOpposite accept
   • ▪ fail to show due affection or concern for (someone); rebuff: "she didn't want him to feel he had been rejected after his sister was born" Similar rebuffspurnrepudiatecut offcast offcast asidediscardjettisonabandondesertturn one's back onhave nothing (more) to do withwash one's hands ofcast outshut outexcludeshuncold-shouldergive someone the cold shoulderostracizeblackballblacklistavoidgive a wide berth toignoresnubcut deadkeep at arm's lengthleave out in the coldsend to Coventrydisfellowshipinformal:give someone the brush-offkick someone in the teethfreeze outhand someone the frozen mittinformal, dated:give someone the go-byinformal:give someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offblankgive someone the airdated:cutexcommunicatearchaic:forsakeOpposite welcome
   • ▪ show an immune response to (a transplanted organ or tissue) so that it fails to survive: "his body could begin to reject the implanted heart"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable: "some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships" Similar failureloserincompetentflotsam
   • ▪ an item sold cheaply because of minor flaws: "reject china plates" Similar substandard articlediscardsecondsubstandard goods

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin reject- ‘thrown back’, from the verb reicere, from re- ‘back’ + jacere ‘to throw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rejectable adjective
   • 2. rejector noun
   • 3. rejectee noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   What does reject mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! REJECT definition: 1. to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: 2. to not give someone the love and…. Learn more.

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   What happens if someone is rejected for a job?

   • If someone is rejected for a job or course of study, it is not offered to them. Be prepared for lots of rejections before you land a job. If someone rejects another person who expects affection from them, they are cold and unfriendly towards them. You make friends with people and then make unreasonable demands so that they reject you. [VERB noun]

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   How do you say reject in a sentence?

   • Word forms: plural rejects, 3rd person singular present tense rejects, present participle rejecting, past tense, past participle rejectedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (rɪdʒekt). The noun is pronounced (riːdʒekt). If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it.

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   What does it mean if you reject a proposal?

   • 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. A reject is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it. The check shirt is a reject - too small.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word reject, which can be a verb or a noun. Reject means to refuse to accept, consider, or use something or someone, or to be rejected as not wanted or satisfactory.

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   Reject can mean to refuse to accept or agree with something. If you don't believe space aliens are living on earth, you reject the idea — you just don't believe it. Reject can also mean to treat someone with contempt: "My former best friend rejected me to hang out with a different crowd — but I found new friends with whom I had more in common."

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   Reject means to refuse, discard, or eject something or someone. It can also refer to an immunological reaction against a transplanted organ or graft. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words.

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   A reject is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it. The check shirt is a reject - too small. American English : reject / ˈridʒɛkt /