1.
refusal; rejection; denial
to firmly refuse or reject something; stronger than simply declining
申し出を拒否した。
I refused the offer.
入国を拒否される。
To be denied entry to the country.
彼女は質問への回答を拒否した。
She refused to answer the question.
USAGE:
- 〜を拒否する (to refuse/reject ~)
- 拒否反応 (rejection reaction - medical)
- 拒否権 (veto power, right of refusal)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 要求を拒否する (to refuse a demand)
- 署名を拒否する (to refuse to sign)
- 出席を拒否する (to refuse to attend)
NUANCE:
拒否 is stronger and more formal than 断る (to decline). It implies a firm, sometimes defiant refusal.
RELATED:
- 断る (to decline - softer)
- 却下 (rejection - of proposals/appeals)
- 受け入れる (to accept - antonym)