rejection

[ri-jek-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of rejecting.

   Synonyms: elimination, dismissal, refusal

2. the state of being rejected.

   Synonyms: elimination, dismissal, refusal

3. something that is rejected.

rejection

1. A process in which the immune system of a body attacks an organ or tissue, either its own or tissue transplanted into it from another organism. (See xenotransplantation.)

Rejection is the most serious problem faced in surgery involving organ transplants. Drugs are used to suppress the immune system after organ transplant in order to prevent the rejection of and eventual death of the transplanted tissue.

Other Word Forms

• nonrejection noun
• prerejection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejection¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin rējectiōn-, stem of rējectiō “a throwing back”; equivalent to reject + -ion

Example Sentences

Immune rejection has been one of the biggest limitations of cell-based therapies, often weakening their effectiveness.

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The MIT rejection comes as University of Southern California has been roiled by the proposed compact since receiving it earlier this month.

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I can see on his face his fear of a fresh rejection, a feeling that he is a failure to his father, that he can never do anything worthy of respect.

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From this episode unfolds a tragedy of estrangement, rejection and self-recrimination that ultimately tears a family apart.

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These rejections hit hard among people in the entertainment industry, many of whom have been actively protesting Netanyahu’s government since it came into power in January 2023, well before the Oct.

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Related Words

• elimination 
• exclusion 
• repudiation 
• veto