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refusal

(rɪfjuːzəl)
Word forms: plural refusals
1. variable noun
Someone's refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it.
...her refusal to accept change.
His letter in response to her request had contained a firm refusal.
...the Council's refusal of planning permission for a major shopping centre.
We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part.
Synonyms: rejection, denial, defiance, rebuff More Synonyms of refusal
2. 
See first refusal

refusal in British English

(rɪˈfjuːzəl)
noun
1. 
the act or an instance of refusing
2. 
the opportunity to reject or accept; option

refusal in American English

(rɪˈfjuzəl)
noun
1. 
the act of refusing
2. 
the right or chance to accept or refuse something before it is offered to another; option

COBUILD Collocations
refusal

stubborn refusal

Examples of 'refusal' in a sentence
refusal

Getting a refusal gives you a right of appeal and issues to address.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And it was their resilience and refusal to give an inch that won the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At one point, the family sold the mill and dam only to buy it back under a right of first refusal.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
You can become your own worst enemy with that stubborn refusal to accept the inevitable.
The Sun (2011)
All such requests must be considered by the employer and a reason given for any refusal.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Please do not redeem this voucher against any other product as refusal to accept may cause embarrassment.
The Sun (2013)
 Initial refusal of a claim can lead to a lengthy and expensive review and appeal process.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Which means her only connection with the countryside is her refusal to take part in it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Her determination and refusal to take no for an answer is admirable.
The Sun (2015)
Would he have given them first refusal?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We wonder if they also regret their stubborn refusal to compromise.
The Sun (2016)
Please do not attempt to exchange this coupon for another product as refusal may cause embarrassment.
The Sun (2014)
Do not attempt to exchange this voucher for another product as refusal to accept maycause embarrassment.
The Sun (2013)
Whether the property qualifies for the right of first refusal can sometimes be quite tricky to work out.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The thing that could easily be changed is the stubborn refusal to let technology play a part for referees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His deportation was put on hold as he launched a judicial review against the refusal of his initial asylum claim.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And that's why so many songwriters like to give her first refusal on their songs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's all part of the refusal to face reality.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The issue you face here seems totally behavioural: a stubborn refusal.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I would write to the insurer again asking it to reconsider its initial refusal.
The Sun (2015)
It's about hard work and guts and determination and a refusal to give up when things look bad.
The Sun (2012)
Although we may want these things, the simple act of refusal gives us a tiny morsel of subjectivity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But yesterday was a day when he no doubt found himself cursing his former team's refusal to give in.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Companies that trampled over shareholders' right of first refusal over new stock would do so at their peril, they muttered darkly.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They have been rewarded by a flat refusal on the part of the US and Europe to honour the deals.
George Monbiot THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003)

In other languages
refusal

British English: refusal /rɪˈfjuːzl/ NOUN
A refusal is the fact of firmly saying or showing that you will not do, allow, or accept something.
...his stubborn refusal to agree to any settlement.
  • American English: refusal
  • Arabic: رَفْض
  • Brazilian Portuguese: recusa
  • Chinese: 拒绝
  • Croatian: odbijanje
  • Czech: odmítnutí
  • Danish: afslag
  • Dutch: weigering
  • European Spanish: negativa
  • Finnish: kieltäytyminen
  • French: refus
  • German: Ablehnung
  • Greek: άρνηση
  • Italian: rifiuto negazione
  • Japanese: 拒否
  • Korean: 거절
  • Norwegian: avslag
  • Polish: odmowa
  • European Portuguese: recusa
  • Romanian: refuz
  • Russian: отказ
  • Latin American Spanish: negativa negación
  • Swedish: vägran
  • Thai: การปฏิเสธ
  • Turkish: ret
  • Ukrainian: відмова
  • Vietnamese: sự từ chối

Chinese translation of 'refusal'

refusal

(rɪˈfjuːzəl)

n (c/u)

  1. 拒绝(絕) (jùjué)
    to give/offer sb first refusal (= option) 给(給)某人优(優)先取舍(捨)权(權) (gěi mǒurén yōuxiān qǔshěquán)
(noun) 
Definition
the act of refusing
a refusal of planning permission
Synonyms
rejection
These feelings of rejection and hurt remain.
denial
the denial of visas to international workers
defiance
rebuff
The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.
knock-back (slang)
thumbs down
Brokers have given the firm the thumbs down.
repudiation
a public repudiation of the conference decision
kick in the teeth (slang)
negation
She shook her head in a gesture of negation.
no
My answer to that is an emphatic no.

idiom

See first refusal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of denial
Definition
a rejection of a request
the denial of visas to international workers
Synonyms
refusal,
veto,
rejection,
prohibition,
rebuff,
repulse
in the sense of negation
Definition
a negating
She shook her head in a gesture of negation.
Synonyms
denial,
refusal,
rejection,
contradiction,
renunciation,
repudiation,
disavowal,
veto,
opposition
in the sense of no
Definition
an answer or vote of no
My answer to that is an emphatic no.
Synonyms
refusal,
rejection,
denial,
negation,
veto

Synonyms of 'refusal'

refusal

Explore 'refusal' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rebuff
Definition
a blunt refusal
The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.
Synonyms
rejection,
defeat,
snub,
knock-back,
check,
opposition,
slight,
refusal,
denial,
brush-off (slang),
repulse,
thumbs down,
cold shoulder,
slap in the face (informal),
kick in the teeth (slang),
discouragement,
the (old) heave-ho (informal)
in the sense of repudiation
a public repudiation of the conference decision
Synonyms
rejection,
reversal,
abandonment,
disowning,
desertion,
retraction,
disavowal,
renouncement,
abjuration
in the sense of thumbs down
Definition
an indication of refusal or disapproval
Brokers have given the firm the thumbs down.
Synonyms
disapproval,
refusal,
rejection,
no,
rebuff,
negation
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