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   refusal

   /rɪˈfjuːzl/

   noun

   • 1. an act of refusing to do something: "he became tired of his friend's refusal to see him" Similar withholdingfailure to grantdenialvetoturndowninformal:the thumbs downOpposite granting
   • ▪ an expression of unwillingness to accept or grant an offer or request: "an appeal against the refusal of a licence" Similar non-acceptancenodissentdemurralnegationrebuffturndownregretsinformal:knock-backbrush-offrare:declinatureOpposite acceptance
   • ▪ an instance of a horse stopping short or running aside at a jump: "Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusal"

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • S

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   • A

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   • L

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