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Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word refuse. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /ˈɹɛfjuːs/
US:
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Adjective: Adjectives modify nouns to provide more information about them.
UK: /ˈɹɛfjuːs/
US:
Discarded, rejected.
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /ɹɪˈfjuːz/
US: /ɹɪˈfjuːz/
Refusal
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /ɹɪˈfjuːz/
US: /ɹɪˈfjuːz/
To decline (a request or demand).
My request for a pay rise was refused.
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
To disown.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /ɹiːˈfjuːz/
US:
To melt again.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: discards, garbage, rubbish, trash
Synonyms: decline, nill, reject, say no to, turn down, veto, withsake, withsay, forbear, say no
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