Refusal
11refusal — re|fus|al [ rı fjuzl ] noun count or uncount ** the act of refusing to do something: She gave a firm refusal. refusal to do something: The protesters considered several options, including a refusal to pay taxes. a. the act of refusing to accept… …
12refusal — [[t]rɪfju͟ːz(ə)l[/t]] refusals 1) N VAR Someone s refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it. Her country suffered through her refusal to accept change... His letter in response… …
13refusal — re|fus|al [rıˈfju:zəl] n [U and C] when you say firmly that you will not do, give, or accept something refusal to do sth ▪ His refusal to pay the fine got him into even more trouble. flat/blunt/point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) ▪ …
14refusal — noun (C, U) 1 an act of saying or showing that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: refusal to do sth: His refusal to pay the fine got him into trouble. | point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) 2 an act of not… …
15Refusal — A refusal is a term used in horse riding, when the horse does not jump a fence to which he was presented. This includes any stop in forward motion. A run out is when the horse quickly slides past or ducks out of a fence instead of jumping it,… …
16refusal — The denial of a request or demand. The rejection of an offer or of property sought to be delivered. The rejection of an offer of possession. Although, in its ordinary usage, the word usually imports that a demand has been made upon a person and… …
17refusal — noun 1) we had one refusal to our invitation Syn: nonacceptance, no, dissent, demurral, negation, turndown; regrets 2) you can have first refusal Syn: option, choice, opportunity to purchase 3) …
18refusal — noun 1) we had one refusal to our invitation Syn: non acceptance, no, rejection, rebuff, turndown; informal knock back 2) the refusal of planning permission Syn: withholding, denial • Ant …
19refusal — Synonyms and related words: Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, abjuration, abjurement, antipathy, averseness, aversion, backwardness, ban, brush off, bucking, challenge, choice, chucking, chucking out, cold shoulder, contempt …
20refusal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Declining to do or accept Nouns refusal; nonacceptance, denial, declining, declination, rejection; disclaimer, repudiation; negation, contradiction; rebuff, repulse, snub. Informal, thumbs down. See… …
