Meanings
noununacceptance (uncountable)
- uncountableA lack of acceptance; the condition of not accepting something
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latinaccipiō
- Latinacceptāre
- Old Frenchaccepter
- Middle Frenchacceptance
- Old Frenchaccepterder.?
- Middle Englishaccepten
- Englishaccept
- Englishacceptance
- Englishunacceptance
From un- + acceptance.
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APA
unacceptance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptance
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“unacceptance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unacceptance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacceptance.
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