reject
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3.9
- noun
- /rɪˈdʒɛkt/
- Offensive
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rechazado
- I feel like such a reject.
- zero rejects
Most of them were people that were rejects from other squadrons.
- Most of them were people that were rejects from other squadrons.
- Like, yeah, home societal rejects, if you will.
- And he finally they walked out, this black guy, a Milli Vanilli reject.
Examples
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These are some extra prints or rejects that we're still kind of going through.
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His name is Vincent, and he looks like a reject from the Ramones.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm hanging out with a reject and the walking dead over here.
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Those rejects have been rejected.
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She's a bitter social reject who can never feel good about herself, so to even the playing field she makes everyone feel bad.
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The Synoptic Jesus shares a table with those deemed rejects, losers, and sinners.
Academic text (2010) -
Founded by an award-winning author who understands what it means to be a "literary reject," this blog describes itself as "a vast public collection of real-life rejection letters."
Academic text (2010) -
Many people feel like a reject after being turned down for a job.
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He always thought of himself as a social reject because he struggled to make friends.
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The artist considered the painting a reject because it did not meet his standards.
Synonyms
4
8.2
A person or thing rejected for being lower quality
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6.2
A person who others reject or leave out
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6.8
A person who is not chosen for a group or opportunity
A person who is not wanted in a place or group
How Accepted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun reject means a person or thing that has been 'thrown back' and not accepted, like an item with a fault or someone left out. It comes from re- 'back' and -ject 'to throw', which explains why a reject is something refused or sent away.