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Refusal

/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/

The act of refusing.

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noun
  1. 1

    The act of refusing.

  2. 2

    Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

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declinationnounA refusal.
regretsnouna polite refusal of an invitation

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declinationnounA refusal.
regretsnouna polite refusal of an invitation
rejectnoun(transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
disallowancenounThe action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
rejectionnounThe act of rejecting.
denyverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
repudiationnounThe act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
disavowalnounA denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.
rebuffnounA sudden resistance or refusal.
denyingnounThe act of one who denies something; a denial.
refusenounCollectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
denialnounA refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
avoidancenounThe act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
reticencenoun(uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
negationnoun(uncountable) The act of negating something.
recusalnounAn act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
vetonounA political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
abstentionnounThe act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
objectionnounA statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
failnoun(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.

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