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Pronunciation / Transliteration: geo-jeol
"그는 회사로부터 거절 통보를 받았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A polite refusal, rejection, or decline of an offer, application, or request.
"After three job interviews, he finally received a turn-down from the company." - 2
A reduction, decline, or downward trend in economic activity or statistics.
"The unexpected turn-down in market sales alarmed the investors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'turn down', which originated in late Middle English elements combining the Old English 'tyrnan' (from Latin 'tornare') and 'dūne' (downward). The noun form emerged in the 19th century initially to describe physical objects that could be folded or turned downward, later expanding metaphorically to rejections and economic downturns.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turn-down" is said worldwide
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refus
Transliteration: rə.fy
"Il a reçu un refus pour son projet."
Ablehnung
Transliteration: ˈaːpˌleːnʊŋ
"Die Ablehnung seines Antrags überraschte ihn."
rifiuto
Transliteration: riˈfjuːto
"Ha ricevuto un netto rifiuto."
rechazo
Transliteration: reˈtʃazo
"El rechazo de la oferta fue inmediato."
recusa
Transliteration: ʁeˈkuzɐ
"A recusa da proposta desapontou a equipe."
अस्वीकृति
Transliteration: asvikriti
"कंपनी से अस्वीकृति का पत्र मिला।"
拒绝
Transliteration: jùjué
"他收到了来自该公司的拒绝。"
거절
Transliteration: geo-jeol
"그는 회사로부터 거절 통보를 받았다."
拒否
Transliteration: kyohi
"彼はその提案の拒否を受け入れた。"
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