repudiation
noun/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn/
/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of refusing to accept something synonym rejection (1)
- the world-wide repudiation of slavery in the nineteenth century
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- the act of saying officially and/or publicly that something is not true synonym denial (1), rejection (1)
- the repudiation of a claim
- (old-fashioned) the act of refusing to be connected with somebody any longer
- his stunning repudiation of his party and its candidate
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