refusal

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe act of refusing.

   Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.

   Synonyms: abnegation, declination, repudiation, abnegation, declination, denial, turndown, disapproval

2. countableuncountablecivil engineeringDepth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

In a sentence

Your refusal to carry out your duties resulted in your sacking.

Where it comes from

1. Middle Englishrefusell
2. Middle Englishrefusell
3. Englishrefusal

Inherited from Middle English refusell. By surface analysis, refuse + -al.