n. the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"

n. the speech act of rejecting

n. the state of being rejected

n. [the act or process of rejecting; the result of this act]

n. the act of abandoning a party for cause

n. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

n. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

n. the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

n. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

n. a vote that blocks a decision

n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

n. permission to go; the sending away of someone

n. the act of disapproving or condemning

n. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

n. the expression of disapproval

n. harsh criticism or disapproval

n. the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

n. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

n. the speech act of negating

n. the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

n. refusal to acknowledge as one's own

n. grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"

n. refusal to approve or assent to

n. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"

n. the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"

n. acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"