refusal Definition

refuse¹
verb refused, refusing

tr & intr
1. To declare oneself unwilling to do what one has been asked or told to do, etc; to say ‘no'.
2. To decline to accept something.

Example: refuse the offer of help
Thesaurus: repudiate, spurn, reject, deny, veto, decline, rebuff, scorn; Antonym: accept.
3. Not to allow (access, etc) or give (permission).
tr & intr
4. To show or express unwillingness.

Example: The car refused to start
tr & intr
5. Said of a horse: to stop at a fence and not jump over it.
6. cards.
To fail to follow suit.

Derivative: refusable
adj

Derivative: refusal

An act of refusing.
Thesaurus: rejection, denial, veto, rebuff, negation, repudiation, dissent, objection; Antonym: acceptance.

The opportunity to buy, accept or refuse something before it is offered, given, sold, etc to anyone else.
Example: I'll give you first refusal if I decide to sell it

Etymology: 14c: from French refuser.