Renouncement

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of renouncing. countable, uncountable

    "His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proved unpopular, did not help his candidacy."

  2. 2
    an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned wordnet

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abdicationabeyanceabjurationabnegationcessationcession

Example

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"His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proved unpopular, did not help his candidacy."

Etymology

From Old French renoncement. By surface analysis, renounce + -ment.

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