拒絶

きょぜつ · kyozetsu · JLPT N1 · noun

refusal

拒 = refuse + 絶 = cut off, sever: refusing so firmly that the connection is cut

拒 (kyo) means to refuse, as in 拒否. 絶 (zetsu) means to cut off, as in 絶交. Together they form a firm refusal that severs the exchange.