refuser

Meaning

to refuse

Concepts

refuse

decline

reject

deny

turn down

dismiss

say no

resist

refuse to give

withhold

disallow

spurn

disavow

disclaim

defy

shun

oppose

disdain

rebel

rebuff

abstain

repulse

revolt

scorn

scraps

swear

turn away

food waste

freeze off

withhold from

not accept

refuse to

repudiate

balk

brush aside

brush off

contemn

counterbalance

discount

discuss

disregard

forbear

garbage

🗑️

hush up

ignore

keep back

object

pass up

pooh-pooh

push aside

Opposite of

accepter

Synonyms

rejeter

nier

repousser

décliner

mépriser

😡

refus

dédaigner

interdire

répudier

abjurer

discuter

haïr

😡

se révolter

méconnaître

mépris

dénier

négliger

démentir

objecter

opposer

ordure

🗑️

rebeller

combattre

renier

bouder

éconduire

retenir

désapprouver

désavouer

dire non

Translations

rechazar

rifiutare

ablehnen

recusar

weigeren

verweigern

rejeitar

rehusar

refusar

rebutjar

abweisen

respingere

afwijzen

abschlagen

weigern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁə.fy.ze/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: refuser

In summary

Inherited from Old French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, a blend of Latin refūtāre and recūsāre.