rejection

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
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/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ · /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

Definition of rejection

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of rejecting.
    “My offer was met with rejection”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of rejecting.
    “My offer was met with rejection”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being rejected.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A blocked shot.
  4. (countable, uncountable)An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

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Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).

Words you can make from rejection

198 playable · top: EJECTION (17 pts)

Best play ejection 17 points

8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

8 words

6-letter words

31 words

5-letter words

39 words

4-letter words

57 words

3-letter words

42 words

2-letter words

16 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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