Politicians can't help taking a loss as a direct personal rejection, and it goes to the core of their being.

When stepping forth with an idea, an individual may open himself up to personal rejection.

He took this as a personal rejection, and Ladd later took his own life.

Gladmore returned many of my things with personal rejections.

"And don't see it as a personal rejection."

Still, the mother wanted to protect her two sons from any sense of personal rejection after the nanny's departure.

"I got a lot of written personal rejections," he said.

The 'I will not do it' is a personal rejection.

Most of the scholars held that the election was more than a personal rejection of President Clinton.

While there was no attempt ever to gain membership in a country club, personal rejection came from various sources.