If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it. The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway + rejection rejections re·jec·tion The rejection of such initiatives indicates that voters are unconcerned about the environment
A reject is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it
If a person's body rejects something such as a new heart that has been transplanted into it, it tries to attack and destroy it. It was feared his body was rejecting a kidney he received in a transplant four years ago. + rejection re·jec·tion a special drug which stops rejection of transplanted organs
to have an immunological reaction against (a transplanted organ or grafted tissue)
refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs
{i} something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; (Slang) outcast
If someone is rejected for a job or course of study, it is not offered to them. One of my most able students was rejected by another university. + rejection re·jec·tion Be prepared for lots of rejections before you land a job