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Refusal
The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.
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Broader term 4
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
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The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
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Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.
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That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…
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Narrower term 3
The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head.
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The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction forbidding some action; interdict.
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The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
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Derivationally related 4
To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
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To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant.
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To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
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To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
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