refusal
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1.4
- noun
- /rɪˈfjuzəl/
- The student's refusal to complete the assignment surprised the teacher.
- refusal to accept
- refusal to pay
- refusal to negotiate
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you look at their courage, their refusal to be victims.
- And you look at their courage, their refusal to be victims.
- The last thing that I want to bring up is her refusal of a certain a priori.
- You've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us.
- And it's and it's and that fuels the refusal to give yourself some slack.
- And the refusal to knuckle under a cliche and all that type of stuff.
- Peace, you know that Democrats have always been anti war, that refusal to use fear as a governing tool.
- And we will use the technologies we've developed, and we will use our joy and our refusal to participate in the nonsense of our culture.
- Stonewalling is a refusal to participate in communication or connection in a relationship.
- That comes through choice and refusal or avoidance.
Examples
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Your refusal to talk, your impertinent stubbornness, is delaying us.
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Her refusal to attend the meeting caused a delay in the project.
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And yesterday I had a refusal for one of my students.
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And then the next stage is typically refusal of the return.
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I was to be given first refusal if you ever decided to sell.
Fiction book (1990) -
But it's also the refusal of an explanation.
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And you look at their courage, their refusal to be victims.
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There has been recently a shift away from this, you know, blanket refusal to consider nuclear power.
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The key reason for this failure is the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
Academic text (2011) -
Vice President Du Pray's refusal to sign makes things difficult, but not impossible.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
187
4.0
Refusal to accept a change or new rule
182
3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
101
2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
6
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
2
7.7
A sharp refusal of an offer or request
2
4.6
A refusal of an offer or request
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8.7
A polite refusal of an invitation or offer
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7.2
An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense
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8.5
A very stubborn decision not to change or listen to advice
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6.5
Refusal to accept an offer, invitation, or idea
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7.5
A feeling of not being welcomed or not agreeing
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9.9
Saying that something is not true or refusing a request
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Etymology
Refusal comes from the verb refuse, which has the part re- meaning 'back' and originally carried the idea of sending something back or pushing it away. So a refusal is literally pushing an offer back, which is why it means 'a rejection'.