🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

rejeição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁe.ʒejˈsɐ̃w̃/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rejection/rɪˈdʒɛkʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A rejeição da proposta gerou debate."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, or application.

    "She received a polite rejection letter from the publisher regarding her manuscript."
  2. 2

    The state of being spurned or feeling excluded by others.

    "Learning to cope with rejection is an essential part of personal growth and resilience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rejection' originates from the Latin 'rejectio', which means 'to throw back'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, reflecting a consistent meaning related to the act of refusing or dismissing something.

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