A turning down of a request

• turndown

  1. One who has been turned down or rejected.
  2. (Hotels) The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates etc. on the pillow.
  3. A rejection; rebuff

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  1. One who has been turned down or rejected.
  2. (Hotels) The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates etc. on the pillow.
  3. A rejection; rebuff

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• rejection

  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The act of rejecting.
  3. The state of being rejected.

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  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The act of rejecting.
  3. The state of being rejected.

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• refusal

  1. The right or chance to accept or refuse something before it is offered to another; option
  2. (Civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
  3. The act or an instance of refusing.

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  1. The right or chance to accept or refuse something before it is offered to another; option
  2. (Civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
  3. The act or an instance of refusing.

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• disallowance

  1. The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.

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  1. The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.

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A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge

• traversal

  1. The act of traversing; a crossing
  2. The product or result of traversing

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  1. The act of traversing; a crossing
  2. The product or result of traversing

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• rejection

  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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• negation

  1. A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.
  2. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  3. (Countable) A denial or contradiction.

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  1. A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.
  2. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  3. (Countable) A denial or contradiction.

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• disclaimer

  1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
  2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
  3. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal

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  1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
  2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
  3. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal

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• disaffirmation

  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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• disaffirmance

  1. (Law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. (Law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• contradiction

  1. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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  1. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  2. The state of being contradicted:
  3. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy

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Refusal to recognize a situation

• disbelief

  1. Astonishment
  2. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
  3. Refusal to believe; absence of belief

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  1. Astonishment
  2. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
  3. Refusal to believe; absence of belief

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• refusal to acknowledge

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• refusal to recognize

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• disaffirmation

  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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  1. Repudiation of self or other.
  2. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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• disowning

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• dismissing

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• renunciation

  1. The act or an instance of renouncing:
  2. A written statement or declaration of this
  3. The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.

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  1. The act or an instance of renouncing:
  2. A written statement or declaration of this
  3. The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.

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• dismissal

  1. (Law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  2. A written or spoken statement of such an act.
  3. ​Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

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  1. (Law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  2. A written or spoken statement of such an act.
  3. ​Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

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• recantation

  1. The act of recanting or something recanted

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  1. The act of recanting or something recanted

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• retraction

  1. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
  2. Withdrawal, as of a statement, promise, charge, etc.
  3. The act of recanting or disavowing a previously held statement or belief.

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  1. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
  2. Withdrawal, as of a statement, promise, charge, etc.
  3. The act of recanting or disavowing a previously held statement or belief.

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• negation

  1. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality
  2. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  3. (Countable) A denial or contradiction.

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  1. The lack or opposite of some positive character or quality
  2. (Logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
  3. (Countable) A denial or contradiction.

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• refutation

  1. Something that refutes, as an argument
  2. The act of refuting, or proving false or wrong; disproof

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  1. Something that refutes, as an argument
  2. The act of refuting, or proving false or wrong; disproof

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• rejection

  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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• abnegation

  1. Self-denial.
  2. A giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation

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  1. Self-denial.
  2. A giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation

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• disclaimer

  1. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
  2. A disclaiming; denial or renunciation, as of a claim, title, etc.
  3. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal

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  1. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
  2. A disclaiming; denial or renunciation, as of a claim, title, etc.
  3. A refusal to accept responsibility; disavowal

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• disclaiming

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• contradiction

  1. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  2. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy
  3. The state of being contradicted:

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  1. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another:
  2. A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy
  3. The state of being contradicted:

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• repudiation

  1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
  2. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.

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  1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
  2. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.

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• forswearing

  1. The act of one who forswears.

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  1. The act of one who forswears.

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• disavowal

  1. A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (someone).

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  1. A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (someone).

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Refusal to give consent

• disapproval

  1. Unfavorable opinion; condemnation
  2. Failure or refusal to approve; rejection
  3. The act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation.

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  1. Unfavorable opinion; condemnation
  2. Failure or refusal to approve; rejection
  3. The act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation.

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• dissent

  1. The act of dissenting
  2. The rendering of a minority opinion in the decision of a law case
  3. (Law) A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion.

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  1. The act of dissenting
  2. The rendering of a minority opinion in the decision of a law case
  3. (Law) A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion.

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• veto

  1. A document or message giving the reasons of the executive for rejecting a bill
  2. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature:
  3. The power of the President to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless it is passed again (with a two-thirds majority) by both houses

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  1. A document or message giving the reasons of the executive for rejecting a bill
  2. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature:
  3. The power of the President to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless it is passed again (with a two-thirds majority) by both houses

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• rejection

  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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  1. (Sports) a blocked shot
  2. The state of being rejected.
  3. The act of rejecting.

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