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refusal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | content, message, subject matter, substance |
| Has types | regrets, declination |
| Derivation | refuse |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | denial |
| Has types | prohibition, repudiation |
| Derivation | refuse |
Examples of refusal
refusal
A refusal of the judge's warrant would be subject to a different set of charges.
From the dailyherald.com
He said he was not disappointed by President Ma Ying-jeou's refusal to meet him.
From the time.com
The refusal of the NCAA to modify them angered USC officials and fans even more.
From the heraldtribune.com
As with Dylan, this refusal to be embraced by fame has been regarded as suspect.
From the independent.co.uk
Second, the true refusal to compromise has always been not hers but the junta's.
From the economist.com
Then another buyer came along, but the dealer gave Mamie first right of refusal.
From the stltoday.com
It's our prudish refusal to let our children grow up that is to blame, they say.
From the guardian.co.uk
The refusal must be a blow, but director Frances Mayhew remains ever optimistic.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some specialized school-refusal clinics have success rates that are even higher.
From the online.wsj.com
- The act of refusing
- A message refusing to accept something that is offered
- (refuse) garbage: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- (refuse) show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
- Refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
- (refuse) defy: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
- Refusal is lack of agreement to perform a particular course of action
- In horse riding, a refusal is the failure of a horse to 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, without stopping forward motion.
- The Refusal (Die Abweisung) is a short story by Franz Kafka. Written in the autumn of 1920, it was not published in Kafka's lifetime.
