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refusal
refusal
noun
Definition of REFUSAL
an unwillingness to grant something asked for <his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling>
Related Words rebuff, repudiation, repulse, spurn; negative; ban, injunction, veto; deterrence, discouragement, repression, suppression
Near Antonyms acceptance, accession, acquiescence, agreement, assent, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, leave, license (or licence), permission, sanction, sufferance; imprimatur, seal, signature, stamp
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