0%

rejectee

re·ject·ee
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-jek-tee, -jek-tee, ree-jek-tee]
    • /rɪ dʒɛkˈti, -ˈdʒɛk ti, ˌri dʒɛkˈti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-jek-tee, -jek-tee, ree-jek-tee]
    • /rɪ dʒɛkˈti, -ˈdʒɛk ti, ˌri dʒɛkˈti/

Definitions of rejectee word

  • noun rejectee a person who is or has been rejected, especially for military service. 1
  • noun rejectee a person who has been rejected, esp someone who is considered unfit for military service 0

Information block about the term

Origin of rejectee

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; reject + -ee

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rejectee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rejectee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

rejectee usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?