MENTAL REJECTION Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase mental rejection. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MENTAL REJECTION
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denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
dismissal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial • official notice that you have been fired from your job • permission to go; the sending away of someone • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||||||||
disregard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • willful lack of care and attention verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
elimination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||||
exclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being excluded • the state of being excommunicated • a deliberate act of omission • the act of forcing out someone or something | ||||||||
neglect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to | ||||||||
nonacceptance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing an offer | ||||||||
omission | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mistake resulting from neglect • something that has been omitted • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases • neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something | ||||||||
rebuff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • reject outright and bluntly • force or drive back | ||||||||
refusal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing • a message refusing to accept something that is offered | ||||||||
rejection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||||
repudiation | nounn | |||||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) • the exposure of falseness or pretensions | ||||||||
shutout | nounn | |||||||
noun • a defeat in a game where one side fails to score | ||||||||
spurning | nounn | |||||||
verb • reject with contempt | ||||||||
disbelief | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • a rejection of belief | ||||||||
incredulity | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something | ||||||||
skepticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |