repudiation
[ri-pyoo-dee-ey-shuh n]
- the act of repudiating.
- the state of being repudiated.
- refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.
Origin of repudiation
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Examples from the Web for repudiation
Contemporary Examples
This is not just a bold move, but a repudiation of the whole history of the entertainment industry.
And I thought the bailouts were a repudiation of everything that the Republican Party and conservatives stood for.
Eight years ago, I researched the renunciation and repudiation of the Eagle rank, but I never followed through.
The whole thing can be read as a repudiation of the idea of national identity, rather than a sober exploration of it.
It was a repudiation of everything that Galliano represented.
Historical Examples
Then he flung a hand out at Rotherby in a gesture of repudiation, of anathema.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
A great cry of repudiation and horror burst from the lips of Alvarado.
Sir Henry Morgan, BuccaneerCyrus Townsend Brady
And there is no repudiation like that of ——, and none like the pretended one of ——.
As A Chinaman Saw UsAnonymous
Now in the case of your repudiation I understand all about it.
As A Chinaman Saw UsAnonymous
It is but the first step in repudiation, thought the people.
Four Years in Rebel CapitalsT. C. DeLeon
Word Origin and History for repudiation
n.
1540s, "divorce" (of a woman by a man), from Latin repudiationem (nominative repudiatio) "a rejection, refusal," noun of action from past participle stem of repudiare (see repudiate). Meaning "action of disowning" is from 1840s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper