Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Rejection has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
the state of being rejected
"The rejection stung deeply as he realized his application had been denied without any feedback."
(medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
"rejection of the transplanted liver"
the speech act of rejecting
"The jury's rejection of the defendant's plea surprised everyone in the courtroom."
The act of rejecting.
"His rejection of the job offer surprised everyone who thought he would take it."
The word "rejection" entered English from the French réjection and ultimately from the Latin reiectio, meaning a throwing out or casting aside. This term replaced an earlier Old English phrase that literally described the same concept of something being thrown away.