отка́з — meaning in English
otkaz
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English meaning
- abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
- cancellation noun The act of calling something off or making it void.
- denial noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- disavowal noun A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.
- failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- negation noun The act of negating something.
- rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
- refusal noun The act of saying no to a request, offer, or demand.
- rejection noun The act of refusing or turning down something or someone.
- renunciation noun A formal declaration that you are giving up a right, title, claim or citizenship.
- repudiation noun The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- spurn verb To reject something or someone with contempt or disdain.
- waiver noun A document or formal statement giving up a legal right or claim.
Senses
отка́з is used for these senses in English:
- abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
- abandonment (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]
- axe (informal) A dismissal or rejection.
- cancellation The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
- denial (psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
- disavowal A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.
- failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
- negation (countable) A denial or contradiction.
abandonment — full definition
- noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.
axe — full definition
- noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
- noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
- verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.