Definitions for refusal
rɪˈfyu zəlre·fusal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refusalnoun

   the act of refusing

2. refusalnoun

   a message refusing to accept something that is offered

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refusalnoun

   The act of refusing.

2. refusalnoun

   Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refusalnoun

   Etymology: from refuse.

   1. The act of refusing; denial of any thing demanded or solicited.

   God has born with all his weak and obstinate refusals of grace, and has given him time day after day. John Rogers.

   2. The preemption; the right of having any thing before another; option.

   When employments go a begging for want of hands, they shall be sure to have the refusal. Jonathan Swift.

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1. refusal

   Refusal is the act or instance of declining, rejecting, or expressing a decision, wish, or unwillingness to accept, comply with, undertake, or agree to something. It could involve a certain offer, invitation, order, or command. It can also be the denial of satisfying a request, claim, or demand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Refusalnoun

   the act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance

2. Refusalnoun

   the right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment

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1. Refusal

   In horse riding, a refusal is the failure of a horse to jump a fence to which he/she is presented. This includes any stop in forward motion. A run-out is when the horse quickly slides past or "ducks out" of a fence instead of jumping it, without stopping forward motion.

Matched Categories

1. • Denial
   • Message

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'refusal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4659

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'refusal' in Nouns Frequency: #1878

Anagrams for refusal »

1. fur seal

2. earfuls

How to pronounce refusal?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of refusal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of refusal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of refusal in a Sentence

1. Abby Schreiber:

   I don’t think it’s necessarily unwise for a business to make a political statement, particularly privately-owned businesses in the fashion sector, said Abby Schreiber, managing editor at Paper Magazine. Fashion has always been about expression, provocation and, not infrequently, politics and, to that end, these designers ’ refusal to dress Melania Trump is not, in and of itself, unusual for this industry. fashion designers have long attempted to tell a story about their brand and vision and to articulate a feeling, emotion or sense of who their customer or ‘ muse ’ is, Schreiber said. And for those designers who are troubled by the hateful, bigoted rhetoric that surrounded Trump’s campaign, it may make sense for them to want to distance their brand and their vision from it. But Robert Casey, President of modeling agency Maggie, Inc., offered a simple solution.

2. Katie Vincentz:

   The refusal by the New York State Democratic Party to tackle the issues of crime and the economy is exactly why our state is leading the country in population loss, hochul and her pathetic henchmen are desperate to distract away from all of the ways they are destroying New York.

3. Chris Van Hollen:

   The administrations use of taxpayer dollars to deploy National Guard troops and transfer active-duty military -- and National Guard troops refusal to provide details on these costs -- is unacceptable.

4. Mark Green:

   However, the tides are changing, this Committee will no longer tolerate receiving these critical updates 20 days into the month and we will no longer tolerate this refusal to enforce law and order at the border. We look forward to having Secretary Mayorkas before the Committee soon to provide answers and accountability for the significant threat these border security policies have had on our homeland security posture.

5. Nozick:

   Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=refusal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Refusal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=refusal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refusal
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=refusal