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Repudiation

//ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating. countable, uncountable

    "The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict with his religious parents."

  2. 2
    the exposure of falseness or pretensions wordnet
  3. 3
    refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) wordnet
  4. 4
    rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid wordnet

Etymology

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.

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