Refusal, denial.

= refusal, n. 1a. Now rare (chiefly Scottish and Irish English).

The action of refuse, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

Refusal, denial; the saying of ‘nay’. Chiefly paired with yeaing (yeaing n. at yea, v. derivatives).

The action of deny, v.; denial, refusal, abnegation.

The action or an act of refusing; a denial or rejection of something requested, demanded, or offered.

Refusal (of a request, suit, etc.); denial, rejection, rebuff; an instance of this.

Refusal to grant, denial of what is asked.

The act of saying ‘no’ to a request or to a person who makes a request; refusal of anything asked for or desired.

Refusal (of what is asked, offered, etc.).

Scottish. Refusal, rejection. rare.

Refusal, denial; an instance of this. Now rare.

gen. Refusal to submit to an authority or comply with a command or regulation.

A drawing back, refusal, declinature.

A refusal to allow something.

Refusal.

Withdrawal, declinature, relinquishment. Obsolete. rare. (Cf. detract, v. 7.)

= recusancy, n. 3.

Refusal. Cf. yeaword, n. 2.

The action of turning down (see to turn down 4 at turn, v. phrasal verbs).