refusal
Use Refusal in a sentence
zəl
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refusal (rɪˈfjuːzəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of refusing |
| 2. | the opportunity to reject or accept; option |
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Refusal
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
He feels only the postponement or refusal, which he considers harsh.
Witness their refusal to discuss the scientific arguments of global warming skeptics.
The anger stems from its flippant refusal to practice any self-restraint in this area.
Her refusal to change course led directly to her removal from office and the reversal of the hated policy by her successor.
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