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Repudiation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Repudiation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

2

refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)

"the repudiation of the debt by the city"

3

the exposure of falseness or pretensions

"the debunking of religion has been too successful"

4

The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

Example Sentences
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" noun
"the repudiation of the debt by the city" noun
"the debunking of religion has been too successful" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rejection refusal exposure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
disclaimer disownment
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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