annulment

[ uh-nuhl-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of annulling, especially the formal declaration that annuls a marriage.

  2. Psychoanalysis. a mental process by which unpleasant or painful ideas are abolished from the mind.

Origin of annulment

1
1485–95; annul + -ment or <Middle French annulement

Other words from annulment

  • non·an·nul·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for annulment

annulment

/ (əˈnʌlmənt) /


noun
  1. a formal invalidation, as of a marriage, judicial proceeding, etc

  2. the act of annulling

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