repudiation
the act of repudiating.
the state of being repudiated.
refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.
Origin of repudiation
1Other words from repudiation
- re·pu·di·a·to·ry [ri-pyoo-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /rɪˈpyu di əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·re·pu·di·a·tion, noun
Words Nearby repudiation
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How to use repudiation in a sentence
We learn that even through our collective repudiation, we can reconcile.
Virgil Abloh Brings Louis Vuitton Home With Fall Menswear | Nandi Howard | January 22, 2021 | Essence.comSome of the strongest repudiations of the Republican lawmakers came from AT&T, Comcast, Honeywell, PricewaterhouseCoopers, General Electric, KPMG and Verizon.
Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors | Douglas MacMillan, Jena McGregor | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostFor the men involved, the bet’s outcome would be a personal validation—or repudiation—of their lifelong quests.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 9) | Singularity Hub Staff | January 9, 2021 | Singularity HubThe fact that so many people report satisfaction with working remotely, even when isolated alone, or with no escape from family and roommates, is a striking repudiation of leaders’ visions of workplaces as communities.
Digital nomads show us how remote workers can find community | Robert C. Litchfield | January 5, 2021 | QuartzIt was he who previously held a repudiation rally in front of my classmates’ parents, parents who I knew for my entire life and they did not believe what he said.
Earlier this year, al Qaeda split with ISIS definitively in a public repudiation of the group.
Even a Top Democrat Thinks Obama's Legal Case for War Makes No Sense | Eli Lake | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a telling repudiation of its corporate priorities, serious music fans increasingly want to own vinyl from 50 years ago.
Five Lessons the Faltering Music Industry Could Learn From TV | Ted Gioia | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis 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.
David Stockman on ‘The Great Deformation’ and Our Economic Doom | Daniel Gross | April 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTClear and public repudiation of irresponsible statements from the U.S. would help alleviate this chronic problem.
His father had died upon the field; and repudiation of the duellist's code involved censure of him.
Alone | Marion HarlandHume and Holbach had much in common intellectually, although the latter was far more thoroughgoing in his repudiation of Theism.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingAt one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsAnd there is no repudiation like that of ——, and none like the pretended one of ——.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousNow in the case of your repudiation I understand all about it.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | Anonymous
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