fear of rejection

collocation in English

meaningsoffearandrejection

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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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rejection
noun
uk
/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/
the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone ...
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(Definition offearandrejectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All respondents longed to tell others about their heart disease and be accepted, yet withheld the information out offearofrejection, ridicule and exclusion.
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Shinji is emotionally fragile and does as instructed out offearofrejection.
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Feelings can include depression,fearofrejection, feelings of isolation, fear of being found out, and self-destructive feelings.
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Due to social anxiety, he was unable to speak to women who were not family members, due tofearofrejection.
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The lyrics explore feelings of heartbreak and despair and express the singer'sfearofrejectionby a man she is falling in love with.
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Sincefearofrejectionis one of the biggest impediments to sales success for many people in sales functions they don't actually ask for the business.
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The system periodically searches for pairs who have indicated a mutual attraction and notifies them, so that they can initiate a romantic relationship withoutfearofrejection.
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People in this group tend to adhere to the norms of the culture in that workplace and typically do not change the norms of the workplace forfearofrejection.
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Fearofrejectionmaybe, being hurt.
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Thus, dynamic work centers on patients' fears of rejection, abandonment, and victimization, often as these become expressed in the therapeutic relationship.
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Parrott emphasizes the need to not be dependent in a relationship, encouraging couples to overcomefearofrejection, and learn to communicate effectively.
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The super-sensitivity that is heightened byfearofrejectioncan get in the way of interpreting the limerent object's body language and lead to inaction and wasted opportunities.
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Due tofearofrejection, of feeling disconnected from their true self and poor self-image, these patients (who truly desire companionship/affection) may end up pushing others away.
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