reject

To refuse to accept, consider, use, or agree to something.

• The committee decided to reject the proposal due to budget constraints.

• Why did the publisher reject her latest manuscript?

To dismiss or refuse an offer of affection, interest, or connection from someone.

• He felt hurt after she rejected his invitation to dinner.

• Many job applicants feel devastated when multiple employers reject them.

To mount an immune response against a transplanted organ or tissue, causing it to fail.

• Doctors monitored the patient closely in case his body began to reject the new kidney.

• Without immunosuppressive medication, the host tissue might have rejected the graft.

An item that is dismissed or discarded because it fails to meet quality standards.

• The store sells factory rejects at a significant discount.

• Did you inspect that shirt for tears before buying a reject?

A person who is dismissed, excluded, or not accepted by a particular group or organization.

• As an eccentric teenager, he often felt like a social reject.

• The team gave several league rejects a second chance to prove themselves.