Refusal and Refutation

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

Refutation and refusal are semantically related in negative topic. In some cases you can use "Refutation" instead a noun "Refusal", when it comes to topics like denial, unwillingness.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

Refutation noun - Something (as an argument) that serves to disprove.

Refusal and refutation are semantically related in negative topic. You can use "Refusal" instead a noun "Refutation", if it concerns topics such as denial, rebuttal.

Nearby Words: refute, refuted, refutable, refuting