拒きょ絶ぜつ

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拒絶する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Strong, often formal refusal or rejection of a request, offer, demand, or proposal. Can be used as a noun or with する.

〈事こと〉を拒きょ絶ぜつするto flatly refuse/reject (a request, offer, demand)
彼かれはその申もうし出でを拒きょ絶ぜつした。
He flatly rejected the offer.
〈人ひと〉に拒きょ絶ぜつされるto be rejected/turned down by someone
彼かの女じょに拒きょ絶ぜつされて、彼かれはショックを受うけた。
He was shocked to be rejected by her.
きっぱりと拒きょ絶ぜつするto reject something flatly/firmly
彼かの女じょはその提てい案あんをきっぱりと拒きょ絶ぜつした。
She firmly rejected the proposal.

拒きょ否ひN2
拒絶 implies a stronger, more categorical rejection, while 拒否 is used more broadly for refusing permission, consent, or official requests.
断ことわるN3
断る is the common, everyday verb for declining something, while 拒絶 is a formal, often written noun used for absolute, forceful rejection.
拒こばむN1
拒む is a plain verb meaning to resist or refuse to allow something, while 拒絶 is a more formal noun emphasizing a decisive, final rejection.
却きゃっ下かN1
却下 specifically refers to an official body dismissing or rejecting a request or appeal, whereas 拒絶 covers rejection in general, including personal refusal.

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門もん前ぜん払ばらい
拒絶 is a formal term for firmly refusing or rejecting, whereas 門前払い specifically evokes the image of being turned away right at the door.
蹴け飛とばすN1
拒絶する is a formal, written-register word for outright refusal, while 蹴飛ばす is colloquial and vivid, likening the refusal to a kick.
排はい斥せきN1
拒絶 means to flatly refuse or reject a specific request or offer, while 排斥 refers to ongoing exclusion of a person, group, or product from a community.

承しょう諾だくN2
承諾 means to consent or agree to a request, the direct opposite of 拒絶, which means to reject it.
受じゅ容よう
拒絶 means to reject or refuse outright, the opposite of 受容's act of accepting or receiving.
受じゅ諾だく
拒絶 means to firmly reject or turn down an offer, contrasting with 受諾, which means to accept it.
受うけ入いれN1
拒絶 is a stronger, more formal rejection, contrasting with 受け入れ's meaning of accepting or admitting.

謝しゃ絶ぜつN1
拒絶 expresses a firmer, more emotionally charged rejection, while 謝絶 is a milder, more formal way of declining.

拒きょ絶ぜつ感かん
feelings of rejection
拒きょ絶ぜつ反はん応のう
(transplant) rejection; immune rejection · strong negative reaction; backlash; rejection (figurative)
拒きょ絶ぜつ査さ定てい
final rejection (of a patent application)

Compound of 拒 (refuse, reject) and 絶 (sever, cut off). The combination conveys a strong sense of cutting off and refusing.