avvisades

Avvisades is the past passive form of the Swedish verb avvisa, meaning to reject, dismiss, or refuse. The word translates to "was rejected" or "was refused" in English and is used to describe a rejection carried out by an actor or entity such as a committee, authority, or court.

In usage, avvisades appears in contexts where a decision or proposal has been turned down by an approving body. The agent responsible for the rejection is often stated with a phrase introducing av, as in the sentence "Förslaget avvisades av styrelsen" (The proposal was rejected by the board). The subject of the sentence is the thing that was rejected, while the agent may be omitted or specified.

Grammatically, avvisades is the preterite (simple past) passive form of avvisa. The passive form is used to shift focus from the doer to the object of the action. Swedish passives formed with -des do not require agreement with gender, and the ending remains the same for singular and plural subjects in many contexts, though the surrounding noun will indicate number.

Common contexts include political or administrative decisions, legal rulings, and administrative refusals, such as proposals, asylum or visa applications, or policy measures that have been declined by an authority. The term is neutral and primarily descriptive, suitable for historical records, news reporting, and analyses of decision-making processes.

See also: avvisa; passive voice in Swedish; list of Swedish verb forms; related terms in Scandinavian languages.