afwijzing

Definitions of afwijzing
  1. noun
    the act of rejecting something
    synonyms: afkeuring, misprijzen, rejectie, reprobatie, repulsie, verwerping
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    ban, proscriptie, relegatie, verbanning, vogelvrijverklaring
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
    dislocatie, permutatie, verplaatsing
    act of removing from office or employment
    exceptie, exclusie, lozing, uitdrijving, uitsluiting, uitzondering
    the act of forcing out someone or something
    ballingschap, deportatie, exilium, externering, uitwijzing
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    banvonnis
    the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
    delegatie
    mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position
    type of:
    actie, handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
  2. noun
    the speech act of rejecting
    synonyms: afschrijving
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    verstoting
    rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
    affront, belediging, insult, insultatie, krenking, kwetsing, schoffering
    an instance of driving away or warding off
    type of:
    taaldaad, taalhandeling, uiting
    the use of language to perform some act
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