different between prohibition vs rejection

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibiti?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p???(h)??b???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?o?(h)??b???n/
• Rhymes: -???n
• Hyphenation: pro?hi?bi?tion

Noun

prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions)

1. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
2. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
3. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.

Synonyms

• forbode

Antonyms

• permission

Related terms

• prohibit

Translations

French

Etymology

First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibiti?

Pronunciation

Noun

prohibition f (plural prohibitions)

1. prohibition
   1. (specifically) prohibition of alcohol

Related terms

• prohiber

Further reading

• “prohibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiecti?nem, accusative of Latin reiecti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections)

1. The act of rejecting.
2. The state of being rejected.
3. (sports) A blocked shot.

Synonyms

• (state of being rejected): rejectedness

Derived terms

• rejection letter
• rejection slip

Translations