Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately or accidentally excluded from a social relationship or social interaction. The topic includes interpersonal rejection, romantic rejection, an
This scene of the Admonitions Scroll shows an emperor turning away from his consort, his hand raised in a gesture of rejection and with a look of disdain on his face.
Rejected children are more likely to be bullied at school and on playgrounds[citation needed]
The painting Pope Makes Love To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by William Powell Frith depicts Lady Mary Wortley Montagu laughingly rejecting Alexander Pope's courtship
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.
Social rejection
…familial estrangement. A person can be rejected or shunned by individuals or an entire group of people. Furthermore, rejection can be either active by bullying, teasing, or ridiculing, or passive by ignoring a person, or giving the "silent treatment". The experience of being rejected is subjective for the…
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic presenting school anti-bullying guidelines