French Conversation · Level 55
73 words
French word
rejet
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəʒɛ/
Meaning
- masculine nounrejection
Example
Son rejet m'a blessé.
His rejection hurt me.
More examples
Le comité a confirmé le rejet de la candidature.
The committee confirmed the rejection of the application.
Core concept
A boundary that keeps an unwanted person or thing out.
Common phrases
un rejet de candidature
rejection of an application
le rejet d'une demande
rejection of a request
Similar words
refus: The act of declining a proposal or invitation.
exclusion: The act of keeping a particular person or thing outside a group or place.
Definition in French
Désigne l'action de rejeter : le refus ou la mise à l'écart d'une chose ou d'une personne.
Word origin
The noun rejet comes from rejeter, with re- and jeter expressing the action of throwing back; the physical action extended to refusing or excluding.
Usage tips
- Refus usually names declining an offer or request, while rejet more often stresses exclusion or being turned away.
Other meanings
- refusalnoun
- exclusionnoun
Opposites
- acceptationacceptancenoun
- adoptionadoptionnoun
Related words
- rejeterrejectverb
- rejetérejectedadjective