afgeslagen
Afgeslagen is a Dutch word that is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to indicate that something has been rejected, cancelled, or dismissed. It is the past participle of the verb afleggen, which literally means “to take off” or “to lay aside.” In modern Dutch, afleggen can also mean “to give up,” “to fail,” or “to fail an exam,” and the past participle affixes the sense of negation or failure to the action.
The term is frequently seen in legal, administrative, and everyday speech. For example, a job application may
In English it can be loosely translated as “rejected,” “dismissed,” or “canceled.” Synonyms in Dutch include geweigerd,