refusal
The act of refusing.
Example
“Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.”
Other meanings
Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
Related words
- nonrefusal
- pervasive refusal syndrome
- school refusal
- right of first refusal
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "refusell".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “refusal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.