Refusal and Surrender

Refusal

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Surrender and refusal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surrender" instead a noun "Refusal".

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

Surrender noun - The usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another.

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Refusal and surrender are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refusal" instead a noun "Surrender".

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

complete	complete refusal	complete surrender
evil	evil refusal	evil surrender
absolute	absolute refusal	absolute surrender
famous	famous refusal	famous surrender
Other adjectives: apparent, outright, sudden.

The Power Cosmic was drawn to Galan's refusal to surrender even as the universe died around him.

Source: Fusion Dance
His subsequent refusal to surrender to Genghis Khan quickly leads Yenking to starvation and eventually cannibalism.

Source: Evil Chancellor
The Filipinos and the Americans fought together in the last battles of the war, during which Manila was burned to the ground due to the refusal of the Japanese to surrender.

Source: Useful Notes / Filipinos with Firearms

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