rejected

4 definitions • 6 examples

past simple and past participle of

to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:

The appeal was rejected by the court.

Coin-operated machines in England reject euros.

The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.

I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected (= I was not offered the job).

The coach rejected him for the first team (= he was not offered a place).

to not give someone the love and attention they want and are expecting from you:

When she was sent to boarding school, she felt as though her parents had rejected her.

If your body rejects an organ that has been put in during a medical operation, it fails to accept it and tries to attack and destroy it.