This is the 1857th most frequent Russian word.
отказ
Refusal; rejection; denial.
The word "отказ" is used to denote a rejection or denial of something, such as an application or a request.
Он получил отказ от университета.
He received a rejection from the university.
Here, "отказ" signifies the act of someone refusing to do something.
Мы встретили отказ участвовать в проекте.
We encountered a refusal to participate in the project.
In this sentence, "отказ" refers to the act of rejecting or refusing, highlighting its unexpected nature.