rejected Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb refuse to accept or acknowledge
    reject.
    • I reject the idea of starting a war
    • The journal rejected the student's paper
  2. verb refuse to accept
    decline; refuse; pass up; turn down; reject.
    • He refused my offer of hospitality
  3. verb deem wrong or inappropriate
    disapprove; reject.
    • I disapprove of her child rearing methods
  4. verb reject with contempt
    freeze off; spurn; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
    • She spurned his advances
  5. verb resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
    resist; refuse; reject.
    • His body rejected the liver of the donor
  6. verb refuse entrance or membership
    refuse; turn away; turn down; reject.
    • They turned away hundreds of fans
    • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
  7. verb dismiss from consideration or a contest
    winnow out; reject; eliminate; rule out.
    • John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
    • This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
  8. adjective satellite rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
    jilted; spurned.
    • jilted at the altar

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