different between rejection vs pfui

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

English

Alternative forms

• phooey

Interjection

pfui

1. an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt

Usage notes

Signature declamation of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe detective character.

Synonyms

• feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

German

Alternative forms

• pfuj
• pfuy (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pf???/, /f???/

Interjection

pfui

1. an exclamation of disgust, aversion, dislike, contempt, or annoyance

Further reading

• “pfui” in Duden online
• “pfui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Pfuj! and Y in Johann Christoph Adelung's Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart at www.zeno.org