REJECTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rejected mean? 

• REJECTED (adjective)
  The adjective REJECTED has 1 sense:

1. rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

  Familiarity information: REJECTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REJECTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

Synonyms:

jilted; rejected; spurned

Context example:

jilted at the altar

Similar:

unloved (not loved)

 Context examples 

She was busily searching through the neighbourhood for a proper situation for her daughter, and, without knowing or considering what their income might be, rejected many as deficient in size and importance.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The idea of Mr. Elton was certainly cheering; but still, after a time, she was tender-hearted again towards the rejected Mr. Martin.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Stored away under his table were the twenty storiettes which had been rejected by the newspaper short- story syndicate.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It was the same good friend whose warning I had so foolishly rejected.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

One further region – the amygdala, which is responsible for emotional responses – was particularly active when participants rejected gifts from the human-like, but not human, artificial agents.

(Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain, University of Cambridge)

An indication that a heart beat was detected and rejected as not conforming to the measurement standards.

(Cardiac Beat Detected, NCI Thesaurus)

Transplantable colon tumor PROb grows progressively and metastasizes, whereas REGb grows slowly and is then rejected (Blottiere et al 1992a,b).

(BDIX, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, there is an inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes and neutrophils and vascular damage in the rejected tissue.

(Acute Rejection, NCI Thesaurus)

I tried to comfort her on this point, but she rejected consolation.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Being socially rejected can be a painful emotional experience, but being told sorry may not soften the blow, finds a new study.

(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)