El rebuig
Example: El rebuig de la comunitat va ser molt evident durant la reunió.
Definition
"El rebuig" refers to the act or feeling of rejection or refusal by a group or community, as exemplified by the sentence 'El rebuig de la comunitat va ser molt evident durant la reunió,' meaning the community's rejection was very evident during the meeting.
Etymology
The term "el rebuig" comes from Catalan, where 'rebuig' means rejection or refusal. It derives from the Latin root 're-' meaning 'back' or 'again' and 'buit' meaning 'empty,' metaphorically indicating something being pushed away or discarded.
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"El rebuig" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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