nonacceptance

/ ˌnɒnəkˈsɛptəns /

noun

1. the act or an instance of not accepting or being accepted

Example Sentences

The Joint Command of the Armed Forces described it as “contrary to the established constitutional order” and said it would be met with “nonacceptance by the Armed Forces and the Police.”

From Washington Post

"A big issue is the GOP's tribal nonacceptance of inconvenient scientific truths, as Al Gore first observed," Hoffert wrote to Salon.

From Salon

All of the gifts are accepted where “nonacceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. government,” the State Department said in its filings.

From Fox News

While there, she teaches guitar lessons and eventually finds romance — all while struggling with her mother’s nonacceptance of her sexual orientation.

From New York Times

Throughout the 19th century, Jews rose in business and the professions, becoming physicians and lawyers, even politicians and army officers, only to discover that half-acceptance into Christian society could be more dangerous than nonacceptance.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ban
• defiance
• exclusion
• noncompliance
• rejection
• reversal
• veto