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1. The act of refusing an offer
   "the turndown was polite but very firm";
   - nonacceptance

1. Not accept
   "He turned down my offer of hospitality";
   - refuse, reject, pass up, decline
    
2. Deny entrance or membership
   "Black people were often turned down by country clubs";
   - reject, turn away, refuse
    
3. Refuse with contempt
   "She turned down his advances";
   - reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
    
4. Take a downward direction
   "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
    
5. Make quieter
   "turn down the volume of a radio";
   - lower

Derived forms: turns down, turning down, turndowns, turned down

Type of: decline, decrease, lessen, minify, refuse, rejection, worsen

Encyclopedia: Turn down