English Online Dictionary. What means reject? What does reject mean?
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) enPR: rĭjĕktʹ, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
- (noun) enPR: rēʹjĕkt, IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/
- Hyphenation: re‧ject
- Rhymes: -ɛkt
Verb
reject (third-person singular simple present rejects, present participle rejecting, simple past and past participle rejected)
- (transitive) To refuse to accept.
- (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance.
Synonyms
(refuse to accept):
- abjure
- abnegate
- decline
- deny
- disown
- refuse
- repudiate
- say no
- turn down
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of "refuse to accept"):
- accept
- take up
Derived terms
- rejected landing
- rejected takeoff
- rejectee
- rejecter / rejector
- rejection
- rejectionist
- rejectionism
- rereject
Translations
Noun
reject (plural rejects)
- Something that is rejected.
- (derogatory, slang) An unpopular person.
- (colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line.
- (aviation) A rejected takeoff.
Synonyms
- (something that is rejected): castaway
- (an unpopular person): outcast, castaway, alien
- (rejected takeoff): RTO