Collocations for refusal - noun
ADJ.
blank, blunt, complete, flat, outright, point-blank | continued/continuing, obstinate, persistent, repeated, steadfast, stubborn | cowardly | wilful | polite | first
If you decide to sell your car, I hope you''ll give me first refusal (= the opportunity to buy it before it is offered to others).
If you decide to sell your car, I hope you''ll give me first refusal (= the opportunity to buy it before it is offered to others).
VERB + REFUSAL
be met by/with
Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.
Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.
PREP.
~ by/of
a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment
a refusal by a patient to accept the recommended treatment
PHRASES
a refusal of consent
a refusal of consent to blood transfusions
a refusal of consent to blood transfusions
refusal on … grounds
their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service
their refusal on religious grounds to perform military service