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Sense: Noun: refusal to recognize a situation
Synonyms:
rejection Collocations, refusal Collocations, dismissal Collocations, dismissing, abnegation, suppression, negation, shutting out, refusal to acknowledge, refusal to recognize, refusal to recognise , disavowal, repudiation, refutation, contradiction, retraction, declination , disaffirmation, disbelief Collocations, disclaimer Collocations
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Sense: Noun: refusal to give consent
Synonyms:
rejection Collocations, veto, rebuff, refusal Collocations, opposition, disapproval, prohibition, vote against, dissent, no Collocations, resistance Collocations, overthrow Collocations, ruling out
Antonyms:
approval Collocations, allowance Collocations, permission Collocations, assent, consent Collocations, acceptance Collocations, accession, grant Collocations