repudiation

[ ri-pyoo-dee-ey-shuhn ]

/ rɪˌpyu diˈeɪ ʃən /

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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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Origin of repudiation

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

re·pu·di·a·to·ry

[ri-pyoo-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /rɪˈpyu di əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·re·pu·di·a·tion, noun

With more than 70 million votes, there is no repudiation of Trumpism.
Even in defeat, the embers of Trumpism still burn in the Republican Party|Robert Costa, Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
That this week’s election wasn’t a repudiation of Trumpism, that some 6 million more Americans believe in it now than did four years ago, is horrifying.
Trumpism is a lifestyle disease, chronic in America|Philip Kennicott|November 6, 2020|Washington Post