refusal (noun)
1refusal — Ⅰ. refuse [1] ► VERB 1) state that one is unwilling to do something. 2) state that one is unwilling to grant or accept (something offered or requested). 3) (of a horse) decline to jump (a fence or other obstacle). DERIVATIVES refusal noun refuser …
2refusal — re‧fus‧al [rɪˈfjuːzl] noun give/offer someone first refusal to let someone be the first to decide whether they want to buy something you are selling before you offer it to other people: • If you ever sell the business I d like to be offered… …
3refusal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, adamant, blank (BrE), blunt, complete, flat, outright, point blank, utter ▪ the panel …
4refusal — I noun abjuration, abnegation, ban, debarment, declination, declinature, defiance, denial, disallowance, disapprobation, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenance, enjoinment, exclusion, incompliance, interdiction, negation, negative… …
5refusal — 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… …
6refusal — 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) …
7refusal — 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 …
8refusal — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of refusing or denying 2. the opportunity or right of refusing or taking before others …
9refusal — noun a) the acting of refusing b) (civil engineering) depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue Syn: repudiation, abnegation, declination See Also: refuse …
10refusal */*/ — UK [rɪˈfjuːz(ə)l] / US [rɪˈfjuz(ə)l] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms refusal : singular refusal plural refusals the act of refusing to do something She gave a firm refusal. refusal to do something: The protesters considered several… …
