To indicate or express that one is unwilling or determined not to do something. He refused to sign the contract because he would have to relinquish creative control of the project. I tried to call to apologize to her, but she's refusing to answer her phone.

What is the word for refusing to do something?

Some common synonyms of refuse are decline, reject, repudiate, and spurn.

What does it mean to refuse to do something?

transitive verb. 1 : to express oneself as unwilling to accept refuse a gift refuse a promotion. 2a : to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with refused to answer the question. b : to not allow someone to have or do (something) : deny they were refused admittance to the game.