
Meaning of REFUSAL
| Pronunciation: | | ree'fyoozul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a message refusing to accept something that is offered
- [n] the act of refusing
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REFUSAL is a 7 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | content, declination, denial, message, prohibition, regrets, repudiation, subject matter, substance | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*fus"al\ (-al), n.
1. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded,
solicited, or offered for acceptance.
Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, On my
refusal, to distress me more? --Milton.
2. 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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