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rejet

rejection, dismissal

noun ruh-ZHEH Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

offshoot (botany)

Usage Note

Rejet covers the act of refusing or discarding (a proposal, a transplanted organ, a person) as well as a new plant shoot growing from a stump. In medicine, rejet de greffe is organ transplant rejection. The verb rejeter is its direct source.

Examples

"Le rejet de sa candidature l'a déçu."

Natural Translation

The rejection of his application disappointed him.

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