拒絶 (きょぜつ, kyozetsu) Japanese meaning: refusal | Kotomora

拒きょ絶ぜつ

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拒絶する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	拒きょ絶ぜつする	拒きょ絶ぜつしない
Polite	拒きょ絶ぜつします	拒きょ絶ぜつしません
Past polite	拒きょ絶ぜつしました	拒きょ絶ぜつしませんでした
Past	拒きょ絶ぜつした	拒きょ絶ぜつしなかった
Te-form	拒きょ絶ぜつして	拒きょ絶ぜつしないで
Desire	拒きょ絶ぜつしたい	拒きょ絶ぜつしたくない
Potential	拒きょ絶ぜつできる	拒きょ絶ぜつできない
Passive	拒きょ絶ぜつされる	拒きょ絶ぜつされない
Causative	拒きょ絶ぜつさせる	拒きょ絶ぜつさせない
Causative passive	拒きょ絶ぜつさせられる	拒きょ絶ぜつさせられない
Volitional	拒きょ絶ぜつしよう
Polite volitional	拒きょ絶ぜつしましょう
Imperative	拒きょ絶ぜつしろ	拒きょ絶ぜつするな
Conditional	拒きょ絶ぜつすれば	拒きょ絶ぜつしなければ
Tara conditional	拒きょ絶ぜつしたら	拒きょ絶ぜつしなかったら

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

refusal; rejection

Strong, often formal refusal or rejection of a request, offer, demand, or proposal. Can be used as a noun or with する.

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Kanji

拒repel, refuse, reject
絶discontinue, sever, cut off

Related words· 7

拒きょ否ひN2
拒絶 implies a stronger, more categorical rejection, while 拒否 is used more broadly for refusing permission, consent, or official requests.
断ことわるN3
断る is the common, everyday verb for declining something, while 拒絶 is a formal, often written noun used for absolute, forceful rejection.
拒こばむN1
拒む is a plain verb meaning to resist or refuse to allow something, while 拒絶 is a more formal noun emphasizing a decisive, final rejection.
却きゃっ下かN1
却下 specifically refers to an official body dismissing or rejecting a request or appeal, whereas 拒絶 covers rejection in general, including personal refusal.

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門もん前ぜん払ばらい
拒絶 is a formal term for firmly refusing or rejecting, whereas 門前払い specifically evokes the image of being turned away right at the door.
蹴け飛とばすN1
拒絶する is a formal, written-register word for outright refusal, while 蹴飛ばす is colloquial and vivid, likening the refusal to a kick.
排はい斥せきN1
拒絶 means to flatly refuse or reject a specific request or offer, while 排斥 refers to ongoing exclusion of a person, group, or product from a community.

Opposites

承しょう諾だくN2
承諾 means to consent or agree to a request, the direct opposite of 拒絶, which means to reject it.
受じゅ容よう
拒絶 means to reject or refuse outright, the opposite of 受容's act of accepting or receiving.
受じゅ諾だく
拒絶 means to firmly reject or turn down an offer, contrasting with 受諾, which means to accept it.
受うけ入いれN1

Don't confuse with

謝しゃ絶ぜつN1
拒絶 expresses a firmer, more emotionally charged rejection, while 謝絶 is a milder, more formal way of declining.

Word family

拒きょ絶ぜつ感かん
feelings of rejection
拒きょ絶ぜつ反はん応のう
(transplant) rejection; immune rejection · strong negative reaction; backlash; rejection (figurative)
拒きょ絶ぜつ査さ定てい
final rejection (of a patent application)

Etymology

Compound of 拒 (refuse, reject) and 絶 (sever, cut off). The combination conveys a strong sense of cutting off and refusing.