[ UK /ɹɪfjˈuːsə‍l/ ]
[ US /ɹəfˈjuzəɫ, ɹɪfˈjuzəɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of refusing
  2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered
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How To Use refusal In A Sentence

  • Severe paruresis in school aged children can also lead to complete school refusal by the child, as well as more pervasive anxiety that can spread into other areas of life, such as social anxiety or even panic attacks. WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • I would argue that this "mire" in which we have so willingly immersed ourselves results from our refusal to use labels. What is an Atheist?
  • No surer sign of a female character's evilness is his disinterest or refusal to reproduce. Michael Giltz: Halloween DVDs: The Exorcist, Psycho, Troll 2 and More
  • But people don't know the background of arguments and backbiting that has been going on over the state of the equipment and their refusal to give us concession prices.
  • The insurer based its refusal on the fact that I had taken statin tablets during that period for raised cholesterol. Times, Sunday Times
  • The party last night maintained its refusal to reopen the investigation. Times, Sunday Times
  • The implications of the refusal of the hand are clear and yet beautifully understated.
  • They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength.
  • You can become your own worst enemy with that stubborn refusal to accept the inevitable. The Sun
  • The philosopher Hannah Arendt concluded that evil lay in the refusal to think.
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