Collocations for "rejection"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rejection" in context.
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rejection
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the rejection of [a plan, a proposal, an application, a candidate, a theory]
- [student, consumer, parent, teacher, public] rejection of
- [experts', the police's] rejection of
- an [outright, immediate, instant, eventual] rejection
- [factory, plant, product] rejections
- the rejection of [any, every, each] [idea, plan, applicant]
- the rejection of [such, all, similar] [ideas]
- the rejection of [damaged, faulty, imperfect] goods
- rejection by the [government, company, public, consumers]
- was met with rejection
- does not handle rejection well
- has a fear of rejection
- is afraid of rejection
- [after, as a result of] the rejection
- has not [gotten over, recovered from] the rejection
- is still [reeling, suffering, brooding] from the rejection
- can't [face, handle, go through] any more rejections
- a letter of rejection
- one rejection after another
- rejections are just a part of the [work, job]
- have to get used to rejections in [life, this job]
- has always suffered from social rejection
- got a rejection [email, letter, notice]
- a [fall, climb, decrease] in rejection rates
'rejection' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):