refusal

nouns

the act of refusing
refusal
is derived from
refuse
is derived from
refuse
is a type of (narrower)
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
"it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
denial
a message refusing to accept something that is offered
refusal
is derived from
refuse
is a type of (narrower)
what a communication that is about something is about
content, message, subject matter, substance