refusal
/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/ noun B1- The act of refusing. · Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.
- Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
Plural refusals
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“In that case,” said Andrea, “everything is all right, excepting your refusal, which quite grieves me.”
“But I explained to him the cause of my refusal,” replied Dantès, “and I hope he fully understood it.”
“You can refuse to answer; but you must be aware that your refusal is in itself an answer, for you would not refuse if you had not something to conceal.”
I knew it by his refusal to talk about some episodes in his American life.
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