refusal
noun/rɪˈfjuːzəl/
Frequency rank: #5,190 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of saying no to something or declining to do something
Example sentence
His refusal to apologize made the situation much worse.
Synonyms & related words
- rejection
- denial
- declination
- turndown
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