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rejection definition

Overview

This page has 3 definitions of rejection in English. Rejection is a noun. Also define these 3 related words and terms: reject, sports, and blocked shot.

English

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō.

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Noun

rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections)

  1. The act of rejecting.
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. (sports) A blocked shot.
    • Blocked Shot definition
      A shot that is grabbed or batted away by an opposing player before it reaches the basket, goal, etc.

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