Antonym: acceptance. Similar words: refuse, perusal, espousal, defuse, refuge, refute, refund, careful. Meaning: [rɪ'fjuːzl] n. 1. the act of refusing 2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered.
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91 His refusal to help us dealt a deathblow to our plans.
92 I could tell that my refusal to allow him to ruffle me infuriated him.
93 Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.
94 Since we sent out the invitations we've received five acceptances and one refusal. Sentencedict.com
95 His refusal to cooperate has exasperated his lawyers.
96 The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment. Publilius Syrus
97 She had not anticipated a flat refusal.
98 She was mystified by the refusal by councillors.
99 The refusal rate has varied between 5% and 6%.
100 The refusal seems part economic, part philosophic.
101 His refusal to take the easy option is admirable.
102 But he met with an invariable refusal.
103 The moneys were paid over by the plaintiffs to avoid the apprehended consequence of a refusal to submit to the authority.
104 It didn't come back with a refusal and allow us to discuss alternative ways of achieving our objective.
105 Kramer's stubborn refusal to answer any questions infuriated the officers.
106 His blind refusal to break the rules and give us any information was so bloody irritating.
107 Their refusal to obey UN regulations had a major effect on world opinion.
108 Their refusal to curtail spending plans and to increase the burden on poll tax payers is expected.
109 Some people's sensation of disbelief extends into a refusal to think about their illness at all.
110 The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed concern at the refusal of some clergy to accept the vote of the Synod.
111 Certainly, voluntary anonymised seroprevalence studies are discouraged because it is felt that even a 5% refusal rate may invalidate the results.
112 Other potential trouble spots for Forbes include his refusal to release his personal income tax returns, as Dole has done.
113 All the charges stem from Conoline's refusal to cooperate with an investigation into a botched Dec. 7 drug bust.
114 But Asquith's refusal greatly strengthened the Unionist position. as it left Lloyd George wholly dependent on his allies.
115 At the same time she did not want to appear disappointed by the girls' refusal.
116 An open invitation to Group employees - who have first refusal on the tickets - has been sent out.
117 It indicates her willingness to be the dutiful wife yet refusal to be seen as part of a united couple.
118 This refusal of the activists to reconcile themselves to war testifies to their sincerity, not their naivety.
119 These varied from outright refusal to accept the woman engineer, to a bantering jokiness.
120 Bennet took a poke at the President's recent refusal to sign the bill.