non-acceptantadj.
/ˌnɒnəkˈsɛpt(ə)nt/, /ˌnɒnakˈsɛpt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəkˈsɛpt(ə)nt/ rare.
That refuses to accept.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting
rejective1656
non-acceptant1718
repudiative1802
dismissive1930
repudiant1930
1718 Free-thinker No. 56. 2 It forces the Non-acceptant Party of That Kingdom zealously to espouse the Interests of the Duke Regent.
1957 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 28 385 There was a sharp positive reaction from the ‘acceptant group’, and an equally sharp negative reaction from the ‘non-acceptant group’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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