repudiation

[ri-pyoo-dee-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of repudiating.

2. the state of being repudiated.

3. refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.

Other Word Forms

• repudiatory adjective
• nonrepudiation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repudiation¹

1535–45; < Latin repudiātiōn- (stem of repudiātiō ), equivalent to repudiāt ( us ) ( repudiate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

His opinion is a repudiation of the self-described antitrust Neo-Brandeisians on the left and right who want to abandon the consumer-welfare standard that has been the North Star of antitrust law since the 1980s.

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At worst, it’s a repudiation of the progressive parts of internationalism, especially global efforts to rein in abuses of power through higher standards on human rights, the environment and labor.

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Bessent portrayed the latest restrictions as a repudiation of everything that the U.S. and China have been working on for the past six months and noted the move impacted the rest of the world.

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And in a remarkable act of repudiation, the U.S. press corps stands virtually united in defiance of the former “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host — even his former employer Fox News.

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The 88-page judgment was a repudiation of the SNP's interpretation of the law.

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Related Words

• abrogation 
• cancellation 
• disapproval 
• disavowal