rejection

S2 W2

BrE /rɪˈdʒɛkʃn/ AmE /rɪˈdʒɛkʃn/

noun en → es

1 REFUSAL [singular] B1

the act of refusing to accept something or someone

rechazo, negativa

  • a rejection of sth/sb

Collocations rejection of an offer · rejection of a proposal

  • The committee's decision was a rejection of the plan.

    La decisión del comité fue un rechazo del plan.

2 DENIAL [singular] B1

the act of refusing to accept or believe something

negación, rechazo

  • a rejection of sth

Collocations rejection of a theory · rejection of an idea

  • The scientific community's reaction was a rejection of the hypothesis.

    La reacción de la comunidad científica fue una negación de la hipótesis.

3 SOCIAL [singular] B2

the act of refusing to accept someone as a friend or member of a group

rechazo social, exclusión

  • a rejection by sb

Collocations social rejection · peer rejection

  • The teenager felt the pain of social rejection.

    El adolescente sintió el dolor del rechazo social.

1 MEDICAL [singular] C1

the body's refusal to accept a transplanted organ or tissue

rechazo (médico)

  • a rejection of sth

Collocations organ rejection · tissue rejection

  • The patient's body rejected the transplanted kidney.

    El cuerpo del paciente rechazó el riñón transplantado.