Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rejectionist

/ɹɪdʒˈɛkʃənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-jec-tion-ist
IPA: /ɹɪdʒˈɛkʃənɪst/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tendency to reject the plans or proposals of others.

noun

A person who rejects some plan, proposal, fact or idea.

Etymology

Etymology tree English rejection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rejectionist From rejection + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more rejectionist (comparative) most rejectionist (superlative) rejectionists (plural)

Rhymes With

protectionist

Questions

How do you pronounce rejectionist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪdʒˈɛkʃənɪst/.
What does rejectionist mean?: Having a tendency to reject the plans or proposals of others.
Where does rejectionist come from?: Etymology tree English rejection Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rejectionist From rejection + -ist.

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