Recantation
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of recanting or something recanted. countable, uncountable
"Macron’s full recantation came in his speech on 31 May this year in Bratislava, arguably the most important delivered by a European leader since the war broke out."
- 2 a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion wordnet
Example
More examples"Macron’s full recantation came in his speech on 31 May this year in Bratislava, arguably the most important delivered by a European leader since the war broke out."
Etymology
From recant + -ation.