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anorexia a psychological disorder marked by the inability to eat or the persistent refusal of food; anorexia nervosa. (Cf. bulimarexia.)
civil disobedience the intentional, nonviolent refusal to comply with a government law or requirement, in order to try to influence the government to change some law, policy, or the like.
declination a polite refusal. [1/5 definitions]
denial the refusal to honor or fulfill a request. [2/5 definitions]
disapproval a refusal to approve; rendering of a negative opinion. [1/2 definitions]
disbelief a lack of belief; refusal or unwillingness to believe.
hunger strike a refusal to eat, as by a prisoner or protester, until certain conditions or demands are met.
incredulity the state of refusal to believe.
intransigence refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others.
mutism the physical or psychological inability or refusal to speak.
no1 a negative used as a denial, disagreement, or refusal. [1/7 definitions]
noncompliance failure or refusal to comply, as with a regulation.
nonconformity refusal or failure to conform, esp. to societal customs, values, or the like. [1/2 definitions]
noncooperation refusal to cooperate. [2 definitions]
nonintervention failure or refusal to intervene. [1/2 definitions]
not used to indicate negation, disagreement, refusal, or prohibition.
offer to present for acceptance or refusal. [1/14 definitions]
pacifism refusal to use or acknowledge violence as a means for settling disputes. [1/2 definitions]
peremptory not permitting refusal or disobedience. [1/4 definitions]
rebuff an abrupt rejection or refusal to an advance or other social overture; snub. [1/3 definitions]
regret (pl.) a polite refusal of an invitation. [1/7 definitions]