Mental Rejection (Noun)
Meaning
Doubt about the truth of something.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Her initial reaction was mental rejection of the unbelievable news about her favorite celebrity's secret identity.
- At first, there was a lot of mental rejection of the weird rumor going around the office, but soon everyone started wondering if it was true.
- After hearing the outlandish claim from her coworker, she couldn't help but experience immediate mental rejection of the outlandish idea.
- John expressed mental rejection of the supposed supernatural occurrence his friend described, citing the laws of physics as evidence to the contrary.
- The mental rejection she faced from her peers didn't stop her from pursuing her unorthodox theory, even when everyone else seemed skeptical.