reject

verb [T]

/rɪˈdʒekt/

Definition

B2 to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: The appeal was rejected by the High Court. Coin-operated machines in England reject euros. The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign. I applied for a job as a mechanic in a local garage, but I was rejected (= I was not offered the job). The football coach rejected him for the first team (= he was not offered a place).Refusing and rejecting B2 to not give someone the love and attention they want and are expecting from you: When she was sent to boarding school, she felt as though her parents had rejected her.Treating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive › specialized If your body rejects an organ that has been put in during a medical operation, it fails to accept it and tries to attack and destroy it.Surgery

(Definition of reject verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)