rejection

«rejection» in Mova's school dictionary: refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (rejection, rejections)

meaning for a pupil

1) Rejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer. tree →

2) Rejection is also the feeling of being unwanted or not chosen by someone. tree →

3) (medicine) Rejection is when the body attacks a new organ after a transplant. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and lessons on feelings, rejection hurts — not being picked for a team or invited to a party — and lessons teach how to cope and how to include others. In science, the body's rejection of a transplanted organ is fought with medicines. Authors and inventors often face many rejections before success.

examples

• Not being picked for the team felt like rejection. tree →
• J. K. Rowling had many rejections before her first book was published. tree →
• His plan met with rejection from the whole class. tree →
• Fear of rejection stopped her from asking to join the game. tree →
• Doctors give medicine to stop the rejection of a new kidney. tree →
• The letter was a polite rejection. tree →
• Learning to deal with rejection makes you stronger. tree →

note

Countable (a rejection, rejections) or uncountable (fear of rejection). Verb: reject. Rejection of an idea is not rejection of you as a person.

In the corpora

• Most actors are not famous; many do small roles, adverts and voice work, and face many auditions and rejections.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rejection» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.