拒絶

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 拒絶 is a noun and する verb for rejecting or refusing acceptance and is read きょぜつ.
• Basic usage: Firm refusal of an offer appears in 申し出を拒絶する, while a bodily response appears in 組織を拒絶する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Decision and bodily response
  • The same verb covers a person rejecting a proposal and the body rejecting transplanted tissue.
• Difference from 断る
  • 断る is an everyday verb for declining a request or offer, while 拒絶する more strongly emphasizes refusing acceptance.