Collocations for "refusal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "refusal" in context.
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refusal
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- an [adamant, outright, absolute] refusal
- the [court's, student's, family's, government's] refusal (to)
- a [written, personal, verbal] refusal
- her refusal of the [offer, conditions, job, task]
- his refusal to eat [dinner, lunch, fish]
- the [plea, request] was met with (a) refusal
- has first refusal on the [house, property, apartment]
- a refusal to [go, help, drive, leave, accept, pay]
- appeal against the [credit, entrance, first] refusal
- will no longer [accept, tolerate, stand for] his refusals
- refusal is no longer [a choice, an option]
- a refusal on the [grounds, basis] of
- the (main) [reason, motive] for the refusal
'refusal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):