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Plural for an expression of unwillingness to accept an offer
“As I was trying unsuccessfully to persuade her to join forces with us, and she was apologetically pleading the weight of her years and the pressure of other commitments to excuse her refusal of our invitation.”
Plural for an act or expression of unwillingness to grant a request
“If this court refuses permission to appeal against a refusal of permission to apply for judicial review there is no further right of appeal.”
Plural for a rejection or refutation of a statement or belief
“However, because of their hard-hearted refusal of the truth, there is nothing else to believe except in something that is not true.”
Plural for the action of forbidding or prohibiting something
Plural for the absence or opposite of something actual or positive
Plural for state of being impervious, immune to, or blocking an external influence or harm
Plural for a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm
Plural for the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held
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