拒絶(きょぜつ)

きょぜつ
noun / verb (suru)
rejection, refusal, repudiation
1. rejection, refusal, repudiation
A firm, definitive refusal to accept something — a request, a demand, a person, or an idea. Stronger and more absolute than a simple refusal.
申(もう)し出(で)を拒絶(きょぜつ)された。
My offer was rejected.
臓器移植(ぞうきいしょく)の後(あと)、拒絶反応(きょぜつはんのう)が出(で)た。
After the organ transplant, a rejection reaction occurred.
何度(なんど)頼(たの)んでも拒絶(きょぜつ)され続(つづ)けて、ついに諦(あきら)めた。
No matter how many times I asked, I kept being rejected, and finally I gave up.

拒絶(きょぜつ) is a strong, definitive form of refusal. It is more forceful than 拒否(きょひ) and implies a complete, uncompromising rejection.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 拒絶(きょぜつ)する: to reject, to refuse
  • 拒絶反応(きょぜつはんのう): rejection reaction (medical: immune rejection after transplant)
  • 拒絶(きょぜつ)される: to be rejected
  • 完全(かんぜん)に拒絶(きょぜつ)する: to completely reject

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 拒否(きょひ): refusal, rejection (slightly milder; can imply the right to refuse)
  • 断(ことわ)る: to refuse, to decline (everyday word; can be polite)
  • 却下(きゃっか): dismissal, rejection (official/legal; rejection of a proposal or petition)
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