repudiation
[ ri-pyoo-dee-ey-shuh n ]
/ rɪˌpyu diˈeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of repudiating.
the state of being repudiated.
refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.
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abrogation, disapproval, cancellation, disavowal, renunciation, refusal, abjuration, disclaimer, disaffirmance, disclamation
Nearby words
- republicanize,
- republication,
- republicrat,
- republish,
- repudiate,
- repudiatory,
- repugn,
- repugnance,
- repugnant,
- repulse
Origin of repudiation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for repudiation
repudiation
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