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رَفْض
rejection, refusal /ˈrafdˤ/
nounB1#2898 most common
Also: denial, repudiation
Example sentences
رَفْضُهُ كانَ واضِحاً.
His refusal was clear.
لا أَفْهَمُ سَبَبَ رَفْضِكَ.
I don't understand the reason for your refusal.
أَعْلَنَتِ الحُكومَةُ رَفْضَها لِلاِتِّفاقِ.
The government announced its rejection of the agreement.
واجَهَ الطَّلَبُ رَفْضاً قاطِعاً مِنَ المَجْلِسِ.
The request met a flat rejection from the council.
يَنْبَعُ رَفْضُهُ لِلتَّغْيِيرِ مِنْ خَوْفِهِ مِنَ المَجْهولِ.
His rejection of change stems from his fear of the unknown.
عَبَّرَ الشُّعَراءُ عَنْ رَفْضِهِمُ العَميقِ لِلظُّلْمِ الاِجْتِماعِيِّ عَبْرَ التّارِيخِ.
Poets have expressed their deep rejection of social injustice throughout history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَفْضٌ | رُفُوضٌ |
| Genitive | رَفْضٍ | رُفُوضٍ |
| Accusative | رَفْضًا | رُفُوضًا |
| Vocative | يا رَفْضُ | يا رُفُوضُ |
Word family
رَفَضَto reject, refuse
يَرْفُضُhe rejects, refuses
رافِضrejecting; one who rejects
مَرْفوضrejected
Etymology
رَفْض is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of the Arabic verb رَفَضَ (rafaḍa), meaning to reject or refuse. The root ر-ف-ض is native Semitic and has no connection to Indo-European vocabulary. It has been used in this sense since Classical Arabic and remains standard in Modern Standard Arabic.
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