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- pronunciation:
- rih
jek
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of rejecting or state of being rejected.
Her rejection of his marriage proposal surprised and hurt him.- synonyms:
- denial, disallowance, disclaimer, dismissal, disposal, refusal, repudiation, turndown
- antonyms:
- choice, selection
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| definition 2: |
something discarded or rejected.
- synonyms:
- castoff, discard, junk, refuse, rubbish, trash
- antonyms:
- selection
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| related words: |
blackball, boycott, brush-off, denial, discard, exception, exclusion, veto |
The word rejection
contains the following part:
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
  Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
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