rejectee

1 6.8

A person who is not chosen for a group or opportunity

noun
/rɪˈdʒɛkti/

: rechazado

As a rejectee from the competitive job market, he found solace in connecting with others who faced similar challenges.

Examples

Yes, so intensely ravishing was Gretchen that she inspired her rejectees to kill themselves.

Watch Out (2008)
A short visit makes clear that all writers are part of a community of literary rejectees who may be occasionally knocked down but never out of the writing game.

Academic text (2010)
After being turned down by several universities, the student joined a support group for other rejectees to share their experiences.
The rejectees gathered to discuss their feelings about the selection process and how to improve their applications for future opportunities.

Synonyms

outcast

vsrejectee

81 5.1

A person who other people reject and avoid

is excluded mainly in group or opportunity selection situations

reject

vsrejectee

Offensive

17 3.9

A person or thing that others do not accept

is limited to people left out from groups or selection processes

castoff

vsrejectee

Offensive

3 6.2

A person who others reject or leave out

is left out mainly from groups or selection processes rather than abandoned

unwelcome person

vsrejectee

5.2

A person who is not wanted in a place or group

is left out mainly after a selection or denied an opportunity

Antonyms

selected

2.0

Chosen from a group because they are best or most suitable

How Rejected

pariah

27 9.0

rejectee

1 6.8

applicant

201 2.7

member

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

rejectee singular

rejectees plural

Morphology

rejectee = reject (transparent) = reject + ee

Formed by the verb 'reject' + the productive agent/recipient suffix '-ee', so the meaning 'person who has been rejected' follows standard English derivation.

Etymology

Rejectee is built from reject, meaning 'say no to', and the ending -ee, which marks the person who receives an action, as in employee or trainee. So, a rejectee is someone who has been rejected.