rechazamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From rechazar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ret͡ʃaθaˈmjento/ [re.t͡ʃa.θaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ret͡ʃasaˈmjento/ [re.t͡ʃa.saˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: re‧cha‧za‧mien‧to

Noun

rechazamiento m (uncountable)

1. rejection, refusal (e.g. of an idea, of temptation)

   Synonym: rechazo

2. repelling, repulsion (e.g. of an attack or an enemy)

   Synonym: repulsión

Further reading

• “rechazamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014