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Repudiation

The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

📖 Definitions of "Repudiation"

noun

1
The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
"The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict with his religious parents."

🔄 Synonyms of "Repudiation"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
renunciationnoun	The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
debunkingnoun	The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Repudiation"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
renunciationnoun	The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
debunkingnoun	The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
disavowalnoun	A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.
rejectnoun	Something that is rejected.
disallowancenoun	The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
rejectionnoun	The act of rejecting.
refusalnoun	The act of refusing.
denialnoun	A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
abandonmentnoun	The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
negationnoun	(uncountable) The act of negating something.
oppositionnoun	The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
ostracismnoun	Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
condemnationnoun	The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
disapprovalnoun	The act of disapproving; condemnation.
dismissalnoun	Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
terminationnoun	The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
dischargenoun	(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
revulsionnoun	Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
abhorrencenoun	(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.