Rejection
/rɪˈdʒekʃən/noun
The act of refusing, dismissing, or declining something or someone.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin reicere, meaning “to throw back,” and only later developed its psychological and social sense of refusal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeh₁-
“To throw or cast”
Classical Latin
Latin
iacere
“To throw, cast, or hurl”
Classical Latin
Latin
reicere
“To throw back or drive back”
Late Latin
Latin
reiectio
“A throwing back; rejection or refusal”
15th Century
English
rejection
“The act of rejecting or refusing”
Modern English
English
rejection
“Refusal, dismissal, or the experience of being turned away”