refuse

/ˈɹɛfjuːs/

refuse

English Adj Top 2,307

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 1.0s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.7s

Definition

Discarded, rejected.

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Middle French refusé, past participle of refuser (“to refuse”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”)