Feeling Wheel
What feeling rejected is like
Feeling rejected means being refused or dismissed by others, after asking someone out, applying for a job or messaging a friend who doesn't reply.
Rejected or excluded?
Rejected is being turned down. Excluded is being kept out of a group, place or plan. Read more about feeling excluded.
Finding rejected on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, rejected sits in the Alone group. Start in the middle of the wheel with alone, then move outwards to rejected. If it's close but not quite right, the other alone words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Alone group
Alone words describe distance from other people, whether you chose it or not.
- Withdrawn Feeling the desire to avoid social contact
- Excluded Feeling denied access to a place, group, or privilege
- Abandoned Feeling left completely alone
- Vulnerable Feeling exposed to harm
- Persecuted Feeling unfairly targeted or mistreated
- Lonely Feeling sad due to lack of companionship
- Isolated Feeling cut off from others
- Alienated Feeling separated or estranged from others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.