Refusal (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of refusing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The judge was unyielding in the face of her lawyer's repeated refusal to cooperate.
- Her parents met her announcement of plans to quit school with swift and categorical refusal.
- He found the blanket refusal to acknowledge the opposing point of view difficult to comprehend.
- After hearing his job proposal, she felt justified in her polite but firm refusal to invest.
- Her anger stemmed from what she saw as an obstinate refusal by management to even discuss their concerns.
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Meaning 2
A message refusing to accept something that is offered.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.