disaffirm

[dis-uh-furm]

verb (used with object)

1. to deny; contradict.

2. Law.,  to annul; reverse; repudiate.

disaffirm

/ ˌdɪsəˈfɜːm, ˌdɪsæfəˈmeɪʃən /

verb

1. to deny or contradict (a statement)

2. law

   1. to annul or reverse (a decision)

   2. to repudiate obligations

Other Word Forms

• disaffirmation noun
• disaffirmance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disaffirm¹

First recorded in 1525–35; dis- ¹ + affirm

Example Sentences

And it asks that Long’s daughter have the ability to participate in future auctions at the fair, but with a clear understanding of her rights to “disaffirm any contract or obligation to sell any livestock she owns through such an auction.”

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It allows transgender youths to “disaffirm” their consent to the treatments retroactively, up to the age of 25 years old.

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On that same day, shortly after the auction but before Cedar was transferred, the girl “exercised her statutory rights as a minor under California law to disaffirm any contract that may have existed between her and the Shasta District Fair and/or any other party with respect to Cedar,” according to the lawsuit.

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Days after Pendergest-Holt's testimony, on February 14, Sjoblom resigned as a lawyer for Stanford and wrote to the SEC: "I disaffirm all prior oral and written representations made by me and my associates to the SEC staff."

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Coached by her first husband, Herman Griffin, Wells sought to disaffirm her contract when she attained majority.

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