Rejection
Vote Down
noun, verbal noun
ひけつ
否決 (ひけつ) Rejection, Vote Down
却下 (きゃっか) Rejection, Dismissal
拒否 (きょひ) Refusal, Rejection
未決 (みけつ) Pending, Unsettled, Undecided, Not Yet Decided
既決 (きけつ) Decided, Settled
否定 (ひてい) Denial, Deny, Negation
ひけつ sounds harsh because of the 'k'. This is similar to the harsh 'j' in Rejection.