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{
"term": "refusal",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something",
"sensetop": "refusal to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the refusal of a request/an invitation/an offer"
},
{
"text": "a **blunt/flat/curt refusal**"
},
{
"text": "His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying.",
"contextForm": "refusal to do something"
},
{
"text": "He accepted my refusal with a shrug."
},
{
"text": "Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal."
},
{
"text": "a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment"
},
{
"text": "a refusal of consent to blood transfusions"
},
{
"text": "her utter refusal to do anything to help"
},
{
"text": "the enemy's steadfast refusal to accept defeat"
},
{
"text": "the panel's point-blank refusal to release the information"
},
{
"text": "their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service"
},
{
"text": "There were a number of reasons given for the refusal of the application."
},
{
"text": "What do you do in the case of a refusal by a patient to accept treatment?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["absolute", "adamant", "blank"],
"verb + refusal": ["be met by", "be met with", "accept"],
"preposition": ["refusal by", "refusal of"],
"phrases": ["a refusal of consent", "refusal on… grounds"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈfjuːzl/",
"audio": "re/refusal/refusal__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈfjuːzl/",
"audio": "re/refusal/refusal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}