Spurned
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
Rejected
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To refuse to accept.
Example sentence: For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you're told you're too tall or you're too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You're rejected for your education, you're rejected for this or that and it's really tough.