refusals
ri-FYOO-zuhlz/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩z/
- 1Plural of refusal.
Repeated refusals from the lenders forced the startup to fold.
Her polite refusals eventually gave way to a firm and final no.
Note
A plural that exists only because the singular can be counted. Refusal also works as a mass noun for the act in general (met with refusal), but once each instance stands apart, as in repeated refusals or polite refusals, it takes the -s. The same plural serves drillers too, for the points at which a well or borehole can go no deeper, so context decides whether people or rock are saying no.
refusals is a form of refusal
refusal, noun: An act of declining something offered, requested, or demanded. Full entry
- Forms
- refusalrefusals plural
- Spelling
- refusal → refusals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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