refusalPronunciation: /rɪˈfjuːz(ə)l/Translate refusal | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of refusal noun [usually with infinitive] an act of refusing to do something:he became tired of his friend’s refusal to see him an expression of unwillingness to accept or grant an offer or request:an appeal against the refusal of a licence an instance of a horse stopping short or running aside at a jump: Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusalrefusal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of refusal in the US English dictionary