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kick teeth
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | turning away; ignoring |
| Synonyms: | brushoff, check, cold shoulder, cut, defeat, denial, discouragement, go-by, hard time, insult, kick in the teeth, nix, nothing doing, opposition, rebuke, refusal, rejection, reprimand, repulse, slight, snub, thumbs down, turndown |
| Antonyms: | inclusion, welcome |
| Main Entry: | rejection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial, refusal |
| Synonyms: | bounce, brush-off, cold shoulder, disallowance, dismissal, elimination, exclusion, hard time, kick in teeth, nix, no dice, no go, no way, nothing doing, pass*, rebuff, renunciation, repudiation, slap in the face, thumbs down, turndown, veto |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, allowance, approval, choice, ratification, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | short shrift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short end of the deal |
| Synonyms: | kick in the teeth, no pity, no quarter, pitilessness, small portion, tender mercies, unsympathetic treatment |
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| Concept: | Rejection. |
| Category: | 1. Acts of volition |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
rejection, repudiation, exclusion; refusal; declination.
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