#rejection the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
supertype: human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity something that people do or cause to happen
subtype: brush-off__brushoff a curt or disdainful rejection
subtype: avoidance__turning_away__turningaway__shunning__dodging deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
subtype: aversion__averting the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
subtype: escape.avoidance an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
subtype: forsaking__abandonment__desertion the act of giving something up
subtype: exposure.forsaking abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
subtype: apostasy__tergiversation the act of abandoning a party or cause
subtype: bolt a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
subtype: forgoing__renunciation__forswearing the act of renouncing
subtype: giving_up__forsaking the act of forsaking
subtype: self-abnegation__abnegation__denial__self-denial__self-renunciation renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
subtype: nonacceptance__turndown the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"
subtype: banishment__proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
subtype: disbarment the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law
subtype: ejection__exclusion__expulsion__riddance the act of expelling someone
subtype: ostracism the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
subtype: barring__blackball the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
subtype: ousting__ouster the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
subtype: dethronement__deposition the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
subtype: deportation__exile__expatriation the act of expelling a person from their native land
subtype: excommunication the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church
subtype: relegation mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
subtype: rustication banishment into the country
subtype: displacement act of removing from office or employment
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