102 entries under refusal topic. ×

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rejection(noun, accept, surrender, disagreement, doubt)
26
refusal(noun, accept, surrender, disagreement, opposition)
24
disavowal(noun, rebuff, snub, rejection, withdrawal)
24
negation(noun, disagreement, opposition, rebuff, snub)
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repudiation(noun, doubt, uncertainty, rebuff, snub)
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refutation(noun, rebuff, snub, response, rejection)
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contradiction(noun, negative, rebuff, affirm, flaw)
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abnegation(noun, doubt, uncertainty, rebuff, snub)
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disallowance(noun, accept, rebuff, snub, rejection)
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disapproval(noun, disagreement, opposition, rebuff, protest)
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disclaimer(noun, rebuff, snub, affirm, yielding)
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prohibition(noun, order, negative, rebuff, snub)
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dismissal(noun, rebuff, rejection, veto)
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rebuff(noun, snub, disgust, away, disapproval)
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rebuttal(noun, snub, response, rejection)
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renouncement(noun, yielding, rejection, exclusion)
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veto(noun, order, disagreement, opposition, rebuff)
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disaffirmation(noun, affirm, refutation, negation)
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dissent(noun, disagreement, doubt, opposition, uncertainty)
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renunciation(noun, surrender, doubt, uncertainty, rebuff)
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