the act or an instance of refusing the opportunity to reject or accept; option
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re•fus•al /rɪˈfyuzəl/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of refusing;
an example of, or a case of, refusing: [uncountable]Refusal is not possible.[countable]His refusals were no longer tolerated.
re•fus•al
(ri fyo̅o̅′zəl),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of refusing.
- priority in refusing or taking something;
option. - Buildingcomplete resistance of a driven pile to further driving.
- late Middle English refusell. See refuse1, -al2 1425–75
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'refusal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
D'Oliveira
- John
- More
- abstentionism
- al
- anorexia
- blitz
- boorish
- breach
- brush-off
- civil disobedience
- conscientious objection
- contumacy
- cruel
- cut
- damned
- declination
- declinatory
- decline
- defiance
- delicate
- denial
- dice
- disagreement
- disbelief
- dishonor
- dishonour
- disobedience
- equal
- fault
- first refusal
- fowl pest
- glum
- gymnosophist
- hard
- hunger strike
- inconformity
- intolerance
- intolerant
- irresponsible
- irreversible
- kick
- knock back
- lockout
- mutism
- nay
- negative
- nix
- no
- non-