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repudiation

re·pu·dia·tion

UK/ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ US/ɹəˌpjudiˈeɪ̯ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

  • “Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated”
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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”
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Origin

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.

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