avslås

Avslås is a verb form used in Swedish and Norwegian to indicate that something is rejected or refused by an authority or decision-maker. It is the present tense passive form of avslå, meaning to reject, decline or deny. The prefix av- combined with slå (to strike) conveys the sense of striking down a request or proposal. In formal contexts, avslås is common in politics, administration, business, and law, but also appears in journalism and bureaucratic communications. The corresponding noun is avslag, referring to a rejection or denial.

In practice, you will see sentences such as "Ansökan avslås" (the application is rejected) or "Förslaget avslås av utskottet" (the proposal is rejected by the committee) in Swedish; in Norwegian Bokmål you may read "Søknaden avslås" or "Tilbudet avslås" with a similar meaning. More informal phrasing includes "får avslag" (receives a rejection) or "blir avvisad" (is dismissed). Related verbs include avslå (to reject) and avvisa (to dismiss or refuse), with avslag as the noun for the rejection. The term is typically used to indicate a finalized decision by an authority, rather than a suggestion that remains under consideration.