/ri jek"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or process of rejecting.
2. the state of being rejected.
3. something that is rejected.
[ 1545-55; rejection- (s. of rejectio ) a throwing back, equiv. to reject ( us ) (see REJECT) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1, 2. refusal, spurning, dismissal, elimination.