Flunked vs Rejected - What's the difference?
flunked | rejected |
(flunk)
(US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
(US) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
(US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
To back out through fear.
(reject)
To refuse to accept.
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(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
As verbs the difference between flunked and rejected
is that flunked is (flunk) while rejected is (reject).flunked
English
Verb
(head)flunk
English
Verb
(en verb)- He flunked math, again.
- Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.