50 entries under refusal topic. ×

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snub(noun, verb, cut, accept, disregard)
10
rebuff(noun, verb, cut, check, accept)
9
cut(noun, verb, accept, disregard, slight)
8
dismissal(noun, release, discharge, notice, rebuff)
8
rejection(noun, insult, rebuff, snub, disrespect)
7
slight(noun, verb, cut, disregard, neglect)
6
brush-off(noun, end, check, release, discharge)
6
repulse(noun, check, failure, rebuff, snub)
4
denial(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, rebuke)
3
repudiation(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, disapproval)
2
declination(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, ban)
2
disallowance(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, disapproval)
2
disavowal(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, ban)
2
disclaimer(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, ban)
2
dissent(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, disapproval)
2
go-by(noun, accept, informal, snub, rebuke)
2
negation(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, disapproval)
2
nix(noun, check, failure, rebuff, snub)
2
no way(expression, rebuff, disapproval, rejection, veto)
2
nonacceptance(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, disapproval)
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