- an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something
- the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer
- a blunt/flat/curt refusal
- refusal to do something His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying.
Extra Examples- He accepted my refusal with a shrug.
- Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.
- a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment
- a refusal of consent to blood transfusions
- her utter refusal to do anything to help
- the enemy's steadfast refusal to accept defeat
- the panel's point-blank refusal to release the information
- their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service
- There were a number of reasons given for the refusal of the application.
- What do you do in the case of a refusal by a patient to accept treatment?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- adamant
- blank
- …
- be met by
- be met with
- accept
- …
- refusal by
- refusal of
- a refusal of consent
- refusal on… grounds
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