rifiutata

Rifiutata is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb rifiutare, meaning to refuse or reject. As an adjective or participial form, it describes something that has been refused or rejected, typically when referring to a feminine noun. The masculine form is rifiutato, while the plural forms are rifiutati (masc.) and rifiutate (fem.).

In use, the past participle generally agrees with the subject when employed with essere or in a passive construction: la proposta è stata rifiutata, la decisione è stata rifiutata. When used with avere in compound tenses, the participle usually does not agree with the subject (ho rifiutato un’offerta). It can also function attributively: una proposta rifiutata, una richiesta rifiutata.

Etymology traces rifiutata to the verb rifiutare, which in turn derives from Latin refutare, meaning to drive back or reject. The meaning in modern Italian aligns with “refused” or “rejected.”

Rifiutata appears primarily in formal or written Italian, especially in contexts such as bureaucratic, legal, or journalistic language, where passive or evaluative descriptions of decisions, proposals, or responses are common. It is not a proper noun and is used as a common adjective or participial form rather than a name.