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reject

UK
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
US
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/

Translations

rejectverb
rejected
Past Simple
rejected
Past Participle
rejecting
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
US
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
refuserEmployé pour une demande, une requête ou une autorisation.
The bank rejected his loan application because of his credit history.
La banque a refusé sa demande de prêt à cause de son historique de crédit.
The committee decided to reject the proposal due to budget constraints.
Le comité a décidé de rejeter la proposition en raison de contraintes budgétaires.
Synonyms
dismiss
decline
turn down
repudiate
disallow
shun
spurn
refuse
Antonyms
accept
embrace
approve
welcome
rejectnoun
rejects
pl
UK
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
US
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
rebutSens technique et courant pour un objet ou un lot non conforme, impropre à la vente ou à l’usage.
The factory had a bin full of rejects that didn't pass quality control.
L’usine avait une benne pleine de rebuts qui n’avaient pas passé le contrôle qualité.
Additional translations
rejetéSe dit d’une personne ou d’une chose écartée pour non-conformité ou inadéquation.
Synonyms
discard
castoff
misfit
pariah
outcast
loser
also-ran
washout
dud
second
Antonyms
keeper
member
insider
admission
acceptance
rejectadjective
UK
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
US
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
Used attributively to describe goods or materials that are defective or substandard.
défectueuxPour un produit ou un article qui ne répond pas aux normes de qualité.
The outlet sells reject clothing at heavily discounted prices.
Le magasin d’usine vend des vêtements défectueux à des prix très réduits.
Synonyms
ostracized
outcast
forsaken
unwanted
cast-off
discarded
dismissed
rebuffed
refused
spurned
rejected
Antonyms
admitted
approved
accepted

Definitions

rejectverb
To refuse to accept, consider, or submit to something.
The committee decided to reject the proposal due to budget constraints.
To dismiss or refuse to acknowledge someone or something.
She felt hurt when her ideas were rejected by her colleagues.
To refuse to grant a request or demand.
The bank rejected his loan application because of his credit history.
To discard as defective or useless.
The quality control team rejected the batch of products due to manufacturing errors.
Of a body: to respond immunologically against (a transplanted organ or tissue), leading to its failure.
The patient's immune system rejected the donor kidney within weeks.
rejectnoun
A person or thing dismissed as failing to meet standards or satisfy tastes.
The factory had a bin full of rejects that didn't pass quality control.
An object or material that is discarded because it is defective or substandard.
The reject pile was growing as more faulty products were identified.
rejectadjective
Defective or substandard; not meeting required quality standards.
The outlet sells reject clothing at heavily discounted prices.
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