Epäämisestä

Epäämisestä is the elative case form of the Finnish noun epääminen, which denotes an act of refusing or denying. In practical use epäämisestä typically functions to mean "about the refusal/denial" or "concerning being denied" and appears after verbs and expressions that govern elative complements, such as kirjoittaa (to write), puhua (to talk), keskustella (to discuss) and valittaa (to complain).

Grammatically, epäämisestä is formed by adding the elative suffix -stä to the nominalized verb stem epääminen; the elative expresses origin, source or topic in contexts where English would use "about" or "from." Examples: Kirjoitin epäämisestä (I wrote about the refusal), Puhuttiin hakemusten epäämisestä (They talked about the rejection of the applications).

The term is used in a range of domains. In everyday language it describes social rejection or denial of requests. In administrative and legal contexts it can refer to formal refusals of applications, permits or claims, often appearing in discussions of appeals and justification for decisions. In psychology and sociology, epäämisestä can denote the experience and effects of interpersonal rejection. Synonymous expressions include kieltäminen and hylkääminen depending on nuance; kieltäminen emphasizes denial, hylkääminen emphasizes rejection or abandonment.