rejection

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My rejection of the argument is based on the entitlement of people who make it.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of rejecting.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rejection gathered in one view.

noun

The act of rejecting.

noun

The state of being rejected.

noun

(medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rejection.

noun

The act of rejecting.

noun

The state of being rejected.

noun

(medicine) An immune reaction of a host organism to a foreign biological tissue, such as in an organ transplant.

noun

(sports) A blocked shot.

Example sentences

My rejection of the argument is based on the entitlement of people who make it.

You just sound discouraged after the rejection and sound like you are beginning to think a little fatalistically.

A boilerplate rejection in 1 day (or even that night) is 10x better than a more specific email.

Do people become less religious only because of a rejection of the supernatural, or for other reasons as well?

Is your rejection of the argument based on the value of data generated by the tracking cookies?

There is plenty of reason to study them; they provide validation/rejection of our theories.

How many positions have you applied for that itemized the reasons for rejection?

Literally the only pre-interview cited rejection reason was a lack of degree.

When I was looking for a job, a 40-50% rejection rate would have been utterly amazing.

Such radical autonomy must invariably involve the rejection of social obligations.

I always thought normal rejection rates varied between around 75% (in a strong job market) to 95% in down markets, say 2007-2009.

Do they say this outright in their rejection emails?

Quote examples

Technical or "cultural fit" excuses are typically cited to explain and justify the rejection of the taboo candidate.

The standard rejection, even more "thank you for your interest, while you have excellent qualifications, we have chosen a different candidate" is fine.

The rejections that are most annoying are those in which the employer has candidates jump through numerous "hoops" and then rejects them, especially if the rejection is "oh you passed the test but we don't think you fit the culture" or something similar.

Your example rejection strikes me as overly verbose with little substance, is almost comically apologetic, and again boils down to the exact same one-liner of "You're not a good fit at this time." It's really a long-winded way to convey the exact same (lack of) message, but with tidbits of one's resume and lots of apology sprinkled in to seemingly convey depth and empathy.

Proper noun examples

Rejection sucks, there is little an employer can do to lessen the blow other than do it quickly, so as to avoid days of agony while the candidate waits.