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refused

  • /ɹɪˈfjuːzd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of refuse

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Closest in meaning: abstained, apologized, banned, barred, bounced, challenged, contested, declined, defeated, denial, denied, denounced, deny, deprived, disagreed, disallowed

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"refused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refused. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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refused. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refused

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"refused." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refused.

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@misc{refused_2026,
  title = {refused},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refused},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}