blunt+refusal

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• refusal — re|fus|al [rıˈfju:zəl] n [U and C] when you say firmly that you will not do, give, or accept something refusal to do sth ▪ His refusal to pay the fine got him into even more trouble. flat/blunt/point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• refusal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, adamant, blank (BrE), blunt, complete, flat, outright, point blank, utter ▪ the panel …   Collocations dictionary

• blunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Blunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Blunt is used with these nouns: ↑answer, ↑blade, ↑edge, ↑honesty, ↑instrument, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck — Infobox Military Person name= Paul von Lettow Vorbeck lived=March 20, 1870 March 9, 1964 placeofbirth=Saarlouis placeofdeath=Hamburg nickname= Der Löwe von Afrika allegiance=flag|German Empire serviceyears=1888–1920 rank=Generalmajor commands=… …   Wikipedia

• Michael S. Roth — Michael Roth 16th President of Wesleyan University 8th President of California College of the Arts Term July 1, 2007 – Present (Wesleya …   Wikipedia

• Hvar Rebellion — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Hvar Rebellion partof= caption=The city of Hvar, on the island bearing the same name. date=1510 1514 place=The Dalmatian island of Hvar, esp. its largest city, also called Hvar. result=Rebellion failed, Venetian …   Wikipedia

• rebuff — [ri buf′] n. [MFr rebuffe < It rabbuffo < rabbuffare, to disarrange, altered by metathesis (prob. infl. by buffare, to blow) < baruffare, to scuffle < Langobardic * biraufan, akin to OHG biroufan, to tussle, pluck out] 1. an abrupt,… …   English World dictionary

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• bluff — adj Bluff, blunt, brusque, curt, crusty, gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech or manner. Bluff, the only term of the group used in a complimentary sense, connotes outspokenness, rough good nature, and unconventionally which bespeak a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Wesley Clark — This article is about the American Army general and politician. For the computer scientist, see Wesley A. Clark. For the American Air Force general, see G. Wesley Clark. Wesley K. Clark …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium