1. having been refused or not accepted

1. past tense and past participle of reject; refused to accept, consider, or use

Examples

• The college rejected his application due to low test scores.
• She felt rejected after her friends didn’t invite her to the party.
• The rejected manuscript was returned to the author.
• His proposal was rejected by the board of directors.
• The rejected candidate decided to apply elsewhere.
• Many rejected ideas later became successful innovations.
• The rejected materials were sent back to the supplier.