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refusal
Overview of noun refusal
The noun refusal has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) refusal -- (the act of refusing)
2. (1) refusal -- (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Sense 1
refusal
=> denial
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
refusal
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Sense 1
refusal
=> repudiation
=> prohibition
Sense 2
refusal
=> declination, regrets
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Sense 1
refusal
=> denial
Sense 2
refusal
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
Antonyms of noun refusal
Member Holonyms of noun refusal
Substance Holonyms of noun refusal
Part Holonyms of noun refusal
Member Meronyms of noun refusal
Substance Meronyms of noun refusal
Part Meronyms of noun refusal
Meronyms of noun refusal
Holonyms of noun refusal
Attributes of noun refusal
Derived Forms of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Sense 1
refusal
RELATED TO>(verb) refuse#6
=> reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
RELATED TO>(verb) refuse#4
=> deny, refuse
Sense 2
refusal
RELATED TO>(verb) refuse#2
=> refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
Domain of noun refusal
Domain Terms of noun refusal
Familiarity of noun refusal
refusal used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Sense 1
refusal
> denial
=> abnegation
=> naysaying
=> negative
=> refusal
=> disavowal, disclaimer
Sense 2
refusal
> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> body
=> corker
=> reminder
=> request, petition, postulation
=> memorial
=> latent content
=> subject, topic, theme
=> digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
=> nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
=> drivel, garbage
=> acknowledgment, acknowledgement
=> refusal
=> information, info
=> guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
=> commitment, dedication
=> approval, commendation
=> disapproval
=> respects
=> disrespect, discourtesy
=> interpolation, insertion
=> statement
=> statement
=> wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
=> opinion, view
=> direction, instruction
=> proposal
=> offer, offering
=> submission, entry
=> narrative, narration, story, tale
=> promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
=> sensationalism
=> shocker
Meronyms of noun refusal
2 senses of refusal
Holonyms of noun refusal
Grep of noun refusal
refusal
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