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refusal

noun
refusal pronunciation English rɪˈfjuːzl refusal pronunciation American rɪˈfjuːzl
[uncountable, countable]
 
an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something
refusal (of something) the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offera blunt/flat/curt refusalrefusal to do something His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. see also first refusal