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nonaccepting

nonaccepting adjective: not accepting.

Adjective

nonaccepting (not comparable)

  1. Not accepting.
    • A nonaccepting mother was hostile to the child, irritable, withdrawn, and did not enjoy the mother role...1972, Richard H. Blum, Horatio Alger's children: the role of the family in the origin and prevention of drug risk, page 192
    Synonyms:
    rejectful

Synonyms of nonaccepting

Origin of nonaccepting

From non- + accepting.

Questions about nonaccepting

What does nonaccepting mean?
Nonaccepting means not accepting.
What part of speech is nonaccepting?
Nonaccepting is an adjective.

Words near nonaccepting in the dictionary

  1. nonacceptant
  2. nonacceptation
  3. nonaccepted
  4. nonaccepter
  5. nonaccepters
  6. nonaccepting
  7. nonaccess
  8. nonaccessibility
  9. nonaccessible
  10. nonaccession
  11. nonaccessory

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