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拒否 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • denial noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
  • forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
  • refusal noun The act of saying no to a request, offer, or demand.
  • repudiation noun The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
  • veto noun The official power to reject or block a decision, law, or proposal.

Senses

拒否 is used for these senses in English:

  • denial (psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
  • forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
  • refusal The act of refusing.
  • repudiation The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
  • veto An invocation of that right.

denial — full definition

  1. noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
  2. noun A refusal to accept an unpleasant truth or reality, often as a psychological coping mechanism.
  3. noun A refusal to grant or provide something requested.

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