Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rejection

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
re-jec-tion
IPA
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of rejecting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being rejected.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A blocked shot.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: réjection, reiectiōnem, reiectiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

rejections (plural)

Derived Forms

allorejection antirejection immunorejection nonrejection overrejection postrejection prerejection rejectional rejectionism rejectionist rejectionistic xenorejection

Phrases

antibody-mediated rejection desk rejection rejection nucleus rejection region rejection sampling rejection sensitivity rejection sensitivity dysphoria rejection slip

Synonyms

denial nonassent objection abnegation declination turndown disapproval dissension nonapproval nonconsent prohibition refusal

Rhymes With

election section collection direction protection connection selection infection reflection inspection detection perfection

Questions

How do you pronounce rejection?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/.
What does rejection mean?
The act of rejecting.
Where does rejection come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce rejection

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