Decline
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Downward movement, fall. A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road. A weakening. A reduction or diminution of activity.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move downwards, to fall, to drop. To become weaker or worse. To refuse. To list the inflected forms of a noun, pronoun (and in some languages adjective) for case and number.
Example sentence: What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less and less people are going to the polls in most advanced democracies.
Refuse
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Discarded, rejected.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To decline (a request or demand).To decline a request or demand; to withhold permission.
Example sentence: I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.