rejection
Application came back
Rejection is the act of refusing, dismissing, or turning something away.
A job applicant faces rejection when not hired.
A romantic rejection means someone declines your advances: I finally worked up the nerve to ask her out, but the rejection stung.
In medicine, organ rejection occurs when the body's immune system attacks transplanted tissue as foreign.
The feeling of rejection—being unwanted or excluded—can cut deep: He struggled with rejection his whole life.
Decrease or refuse
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- turndownAct of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
refusal · dismissal · repudiation · nonacceptance · spurn · repulse · thumbs down · no
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- alienationState of being isolated
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
blackballing · cold-shouldering · snubbing · outcast · pariah · isolation · banishment · excommunication
Crushing emotional pain
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- painBodily or emotional distress
hurt · sorrow · grief · abandonment · loneliness · dejection · despair · humiliation
Terminating employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- dismissalRemoval from position
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
sacking · pink slip · axing · let go · passed over · turned down · resume · interview
Judgment of faults
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- disdainScornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
contempt · displeasure · disfavor · disparagement · reprobation · reproach · denunciation · animosity
Lack of success
- defeatVictory over another
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- lossBeing without something
adversity · stumbling block · roadblock · barrier · hindrance · unsuccessful · denied · blocked
Proteins targeting pathogens
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- graftIllicit political gain
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- immunosuppressantAgent reducing bodily defenses
tissue typing · host · autoimmune · T-cells · antigens · compatibility · immunology
Prewritten mail for many
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- slush pileUnreviewed manuscript accumulation
- queryRequest for information
- publisherCompany releasing books
decline
Decrease or refuse
veto · refusal · dismissal · repudiation · nonacceptance · spurn · repulse · thumbs down · no · nay
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- alienationState of being isolated
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
shunning · blackballing · cold-shouldering · snubbing · outcast · pariah · isolation · banishment · excommunication · unfriended
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
pain · hurt · sorrow · grief · abandonment · loneliness · dejection · despair · humiliation · disappointment
firing
Terminating employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- terminationAct of ending something
- dismissalRemoval from position
discharge · sacking · pink slip · axing · let go · passed over · turned down · resume · interview · candidate
criticism
Judgment of faults
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- disdainScornful disregard
scorn · contempt · displeasure · disfavor · disparagement · reprobation · reproach · denunciation · animosity · aversion
failure
Lack of success
- defeatVictory over another
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
loss · adversity · stumbling block · roadblock · barrier · hindrance · unsuccessful · denied · blocked · thwarted
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- graftIllicit political gain
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
immunosuppressant · tissue typing · host · autoimmune · T-cells · antigens · compatibility · immunology
form letter
Prewritten mail for many
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- slush pileUnreviewed manuscript accumulation
- queryRequest for information
- Access Deniedlocked door, firewall, login failure, no entry sign, account lockout
- Application Processresume, cover letter, interview, reference, background check
- Customer Reactionssatisfaction, disappointment, complaint, praise, loyalty
- deliberate actionsdecision, choice, planning, strategy, intention
- dismissive behaviorssnub, scorn, ignore, disdain, dismissal
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
rejectionacceptance
Consent to receive
approval · admission · selection · confirmation · ratification
rejectionacceptance
Consent to receive
tolerance · integration · compatibility · engraftment · incorporation
- fear of rejectionDread of being refused
- rejection letterWritten refusal notice
- organ rejectionBody fighting foreign tissue
- social rejectionExclusion by one's peers
- transplant rejectionImmune attack on implanted tissue
- rejection slipWritten refusal from publisher