repudiation
5
8.7
- noun
- /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
repudio
- It's a just a complete and utter repudiation of academic freedom.
- a public repudiation
- act of repudiation
- constituted a repudiation
It's a just a complete and utter repudiation of academic freedom.
- It's a just a complete and utter repudiation of academic freedom.
- It is a harsh repudiation of the incumbent, Blake Shelton, whose victory last year sent shock waves through the sexy community.
- And he certainly represented this massive repudiation of the elite class of the of the corporate press, of the political class.
- Does it end with a repudiation of, of, of faith or does it end by turning to us?
- Give me an example of what goes on in the day that allows you to go to this place where you get into this self repudiation and this self contempt.
Examples
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As Senator John McCain (Republican of Arizona) aptly noted: "This revolution is a repudiation of al-Qaeda."
Academic text (2011) -
This is a clear repudiation of the decades-long fight by anti-Communists to punish artists for their political beliefs.
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And also to clearly express our repudiation of his expulsion.
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Malcolm X played a pivotal role in the repudiation of the term Negro.
Academic text (1994) -
The Court's repudiation of the Posadas reasoning removes a discordant theme in commercial speech doctrine.
Academic text (1995) -
The board issued a formal repudiation of the contract due to breach of conditions.
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Her repudiation of the claims presented against her demonstrated her commitment to honesty.
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The politician's repudiation of previous statements surprised many of his supporters.
Synonyms
180
3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
122
1.4
An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something
61
2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
23
6.0
An official statement saying that something written or said before was wrong
9
7.3
An official decision to cancel something given or allowed before
4
9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
3
8.9
The official ending of a law or agreement
2
8.1
A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something
2
8.2
An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own
2
9.0
A public statement saying you no longer believe something you said before
1
8.9
To give up a right, title, or claim in a formal way
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
The act of refusing to accept someone as part of your family
An official public rejection of a belief or earlier statement
Saying that something is not true or refusing a request
Antonyms
How Strong
- Formal
- Formal
2
8.1
- Formal
5
8.7
180
3.0
61
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repudiation comes from the Latin repudiare, which meant 'to reject' or 'put away' and was even used for 'divorce'. So a repudiation is a public refusal or disowning of something, which is why the word means rejecting an accusation or claim.