· the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
Hypernym(s): act, deed, human_action, human_activity
· the state of being rejected
Hypernym(s): situation, state_of_affairs
Antonym(s): acceptance
· (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign; "rejection of the transplanted liver"
Hypernym(s): organic_phenomenon
· the speech act of rejecting
Hypernym(s): speech_act