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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say refusal in sign language?

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. Pliny the Younger:

   However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.

2. Fran Lebowitz:

   Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

3. Steny Hoyer:

   We don't want to do it just individually, you know, Individual A, Individual B, Individual C. We want to confront this refusal by the administration to cooperate with the constitutional mandate that the Congress has oversight, so we're discussing that, and we haven't made that decision yet. And we haven't gotten all the catalogs yet in terms of how many specific refusals there have been, and rather than try to deal with each one of them individually, we may deal with them collectively.

4. United States:

   Mehmet Oz chose to serve in the Turkish army over the United States army, these are simple facts, not campaign attacks, and Mehmet Oz refusal to address these legitimate issues demonstrates why Pennsylvanians can't trust him.

5. Alexander Mather:

   This was a chance to help the agency that put humans on the Moon and will soon do it again, this Mars rover will help pave the way for human presence there, and I wanted to try and help in any way I could. Refusal of the challenge was not an option.

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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