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   rejection

   /rɪˈdʒɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.: "the Union decided last night to recommend rejection of the offer" Similar refusalnon-acceptancedecliningturning downnodismissalspurningrebuffinformal:knock-backrepudiationrebuffspurningabandonmentforsakingdesertionshutting outexclusionshunningcold-shoulderingostracizingostracismblackballingblacklistingavoidanceignoringsnubbingsnubcutting deadsending to Coventryinformal:brush-offa kick in the teethexcommunicationOpposite acceptancewelcome
   • ▪ the action of spurning a person's affections: "some people are reluctant to try it, because they fear rejection"

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • J

     8

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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