disaffirmation
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˌfərˈmeɪʃən/
- Formal
- Legal proceedings required a formal disaffirmation of the contract terms by the minor.
Examples
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The company's disaffirmation of the report led to further public skepticism.
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His repeated disaffirmation of the rumors did little to quell public curiosity.
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The lawyer issued a formal disaffirmation of the contract.
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Her disaffirmation of the agreement surprised everyone.
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His repeated disaffirmation of the rumors did little to quell public curiosity.
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Legal proceedings required a formal disaffirmation of the contract terms by the minor.
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The company's disaffirmation of the report led to further public skepticism.
Synonyms
101
2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
7
6.2
An act of saying that a statement or idea is not true
6
8.7
Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement
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8.1
A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something
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4.1
To say that another person's words are wrong
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9.9
To give up a belief for moral or religious reasons
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9.9
An official public rejection of a belief or earlier statement
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9.0
A written reply that opposes another statement
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9.9
Saying that something is not true or refusing a request
Antonyms
How Rejected
- Formal
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8.7
- Formal
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8.9
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3.0
- Formal
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8.1
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
disaffirmation = disaffirm (transparent) = dis + affirm + ation
Adding '-ation' to the verb 'disaffirm' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the act or result of disaffirming.
Etymology
The word disaffirmation comes from the prefix dis-, meaning 'not', and affirm, meaning 'to say yes' or 'agree', as in affirmation. So a disaffirmation is the act of saying 'not yes', refusing to accept or confirm something, which is why it means formally rejecting a statement or contract.