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refusal

noun
/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/

Etymology

From Middle English refusell; equivalent to refuse + -al.

  1. inherited from refusell

Definitions

  1. The act of refusing.

    • Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.

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

The neighborhood

Derived

nonrefusal, pervasive refusal syndrome, right of first refusal, school refusal

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for refusal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA