Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of refusing.

    Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.

    Ablehnung, Weigerung, Verweigerung

    отка́зotkáz

    відмо́ваvidmóva

    the act of refusing

  2. (countable, uncountable)Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. I interpreted her silence as a refusal.

    ruЯ расценил её молчание как отказ. — marafon

  2. Your refusal to help complicated matters.

    ruТвой отказ помочь всё усложнил. — marafon

    deIhre Weigerung zu helfen erschwerte die Dinge. — Espi

  3. Tom didn't regret his refusal.

  4. His reply was in effect a refusal.

    Фактично, його відповідь була відмовою. — deniko

    deSeine Antwort war in Wirklichkeit eine Absage. — xtofu80

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  5. I was as surprised by Tom's refusal as you were.

    ruЯ так же, как и ты, был удивлён отказом Тома. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
the act of refusing:
Deutsch
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English refusell. By surface analysis, refuse + -al.

Inherited from Middle English refusell. By surface analysis, refuse + -al.

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