Rejection in Malayalam

തിരസ്കരണം (thiraskaranam) is the noun for rejection, formed from the verb for setting something aside. The same word also means a curtain or screen, an older sense built on the idea of shutting something out. Five beats, read steadily.

Most common translation

തിരസ്കരണം (thiraskaranam)

Curtain, screen, rejection.

അപേക്ഷയുടെ തിരസ്കരണം അവനെ വിഷമിപ്പിച്ചു.

apekshayude thiraskaranam avane vishamippichu.

The rejection of the application upset him.

All Malayalam words for “rejection”

The noun Malayalis most often use for rejection is not in this list; പ്രോത്സാരണം (prolsaaranam) is a rare word for driving out, തള്ളല്‍ (thallal) is pushing and also arrogance, and ലോപം (lopam) is omission, including the grammatical kind.

Common questions

How do you say rejection in Malayalam?

തിരസ്കരണം (thiraskaranam) is the usable entry here, meaning the act of setting something aside.

Why does the same word mean curtain?

Both senses come from the idea of keeping something out of sight or out of the way.