MeanOF

refusal

- noun (n)

Meaning: denial of responsibility unwillingness

Synonyms: abnegation ban choice cold shoulder declension declination defiance disallowance disapproval disavowal disclaimer discountenancing disfavor dissent enjoinment exclusion forbidding interdiction knockback negation nix no nonacceptance noncompliance nonconsent option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation regrets rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal thumbs down turndown veto withholding writ

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