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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151 The adviser will have to complete the relevant documentation based on the reasons given for the refusal of the application.
152 Henry was infamous for his impatience and his refusal to put up with nonsense.
153 At that time the refusal rate by the coroners in our region was effectively zero.
154 Major's attachment to free market doctrine has been loosened by the public's refusal to let short-termism shut Britain's pits.
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155 The child's refusal to comply may not seem as bad as the child's habit of answering back.
156 His refusal to forswear moonshine, however, mocked her with the most painful failure of all.
157 Her refusal was against the law, so she was arrested.
158 His refusal to talk to the media is but the latest example of his disinterest in assuming any leadership responsibilities.
159 Sound-particularly music-comes to stand for a regional refusal to acquiesce to imperial or metropolitan power.
160 I remember his refusal of anesthesia when he had an operation on his leg and again a seri-ous abscess on his jaw.
161 The great imperial Zanuck was not amused at Boyo Burton's refusal and tried to force his hand.
162 Refusal to sit is often associated with constipation and soiling and may have to be taught before bowel movements can be encouraged.
163 Investment houses decline to strip out renewal fees from the annual management charge, a refusal that exasperates fee-based advisers.
164 But the fact is Abdul-Rauf tried very hard not to offend anyone by his refusal to go along with the crowd.
165 But Mr Museveni's most dangerous failure is destined to be his refusal to allow opposition groups to organise.
166 In the world's most litigious society the refusal to admit liability is culturally ingrained.
167 The appeal by the Atomic Energy Authority against the Mullwharchar refusal was dismissed.
168 However,(Sentencedict.com) this is more surely an argument for adequate preparation than for a refusal to appear.
169 Powerful traditions call for its refusal; but nationalist pride may incite people to accept what they would instinctively reject.
170 Yet this refusal to intervene virtually guarantees that core group behavior will continue to be encouraged by profit-minded entrepreneurs.
171 The first reason is that the apparent consent or refusal was given as a result of undue influence.
172 The effect is to mitigate the speaker's refusal of a reasonable request.
173 He afterwards thought this refusal very foolish and regretted that he did not go.
174 She nodded her head slowly, as if she went along with his refusal to let her read it.
175 He maintained his refusal to comment on the polls, and remained adamant he would never do deals on proportional representation.
176 The judgment reflected a refusal by the court to limit punitive damage awards.
177 Iago's refusal to answer that question puts him outside human society for ever.
178 One could survive only by silence and a strict refusal of complicity.
179 The refusal also makes the Government incapable of carrying conviction in its overall economic policy.
180 They agreed that from now on Noreen would have first refusal on anything Henry found.