detrectationn.
/diːtrɛkˈteɪʃən/ rare.
A drawing back, refusal, declinature.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun]
warningc1000
refusea1393
refusing?a1400
naying1430
denyingc1450
refusal1474
repulsec1475
denegation1489
denial1528
deny?1529
refute1535
nay-saya1598
recusancy1597
detrectation1623
vetation1623
renuence1654
detraction1660
recusance1700
nayword1817
turn-down1902
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Detrectation, a refusing to doe a thing.
a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 308 The more hateful is the detrectation of our observance.
1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1879) xvi. §27. 237 If he was [in possession], it may be termed wrongful abdication of trust; if not, wrongful detrectation or non-assumption.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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