rejectionist

[ ri-jek-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. an Arab leader or country that opposes accommodation or compromise in negotiations with Israel.
2. any person or group that refuses to compromise in a dispute.

adjective

1. of or relating to rejectionists.

Other Words From

• re·jection·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejectionist¹

First recorded in 1975–80; rejection + -ist

Example Sentences

With diplomacy on the march, the Israeli government cannot be seen as rejectionist, nor as swimming against the stream.

From The Daily Beast

At the bottom of the cliff, the rejectionist shoe will be on the left foot.

From The Daily Beast

It is far easier to justify ethnic cleansing against people portrayed as crazy, rejectionist barbarians.

From The Daily Beast

I cannot know why Benny Morris and so many others have this prefernce for the reassuring certainties of the rejectionist motif.

From The Daily Beast

The rejectionist narrative brings with it another achievement—namely that one cannot take “yes” for an answer.

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