| query | Someone's r______ to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it.Someone's refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it. ...her refusal to accept change. His letter in response to her request had contained a firm refusal. ...the Council's refusal of planning permission for a major shopping centre. We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part. |
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| word | refusal |
| full-definition | noun Someone's refusal to do something is the fact of them showing or saying that they will not do it, allow it, or accept it. ...her refusal to accept change. His letter in response to her request had contained a firm refusal. ...the Council's refusal of planning permission for a major shopping centre. We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part. |
| inflections | refusals |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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