reject

noun

Meaning

Something that is rejected.
An unpopular person.
A rejected defective product in a production line
To refuse to accept.
To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
To refuse a romantic advance.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

turn down(English)refuse(English)disapprove(English)turn away(English)spurn(English)eliminate(English)scorn(English)disdain(English)null(English)notion(English)rejection(English)hypothesis(English)

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Sources

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