Hypernyms for "rejection"
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Hypernyms
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abandonment
apostasy
avoidance
banishment
brush-off
censure
defection
desertion
disfavor
disfavour
displacement
dodging
exclusion
excommunication
forgoing
forsaking
forswearing
nonacceptance
proscription
rebuff
renunciation
reprobation
repudiation
repulse
short shrift
shunning
snub
summary treatment
turndown
turning away
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.