Synonyms: reject, decline, withhold, spurn, disallow, nix
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/, /ɹəˈfjuːz/ |
| Hyphenation | re·fuse |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑿𐑟, 𐑮𐑩𐑓𐑿𐑟 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑉𐐮𐑁𐐮𐐭𐑆 |
| Afrikaans | weier |
|---|---|
| Catalan | refusar |
| Danish | vægre sig |
| Dutch | afwijzen; het vertikken; weigeren; afslaan |
| Esperanto | rifuzi; malakcepti |
| Faeroese | havna; sýta |
| French | refuser; rejeter; repousser |
| German | ablehnen; abschlagen; verweigern |
| Icelandic | neita |
| Italian | rifiutarsi |
| Latin | negare |
| Malay | menolak |
| Norwegian | nekte |
| Papiamento | nenga |
| Portuguese | recusar |
| Saterland Frisian | ferseeke; fersichtje; ouliene; ouslo; uutslo; Wäigerenge; wäigerje |
| Spanish | rehusar |
| Sranan | mombi; weygri |
| Swedish | vägra |
| Thai | ปฎิเสธ |
| West Frisian | ôfkitse; ôfwize |