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repudiation

[ ri-pyoo-dee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of repudiating.
  2. the state of being repudiated.
  3. refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.


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Other Words From

  • re·pu·di·a·to·ry [ri-, pyoo, -dee-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • nonre·pudi·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of repudiation1

1535–45; < Latin repudiātiōn- (stem of repudiātiō ), equivalent to repudiāt ( us ) ( repudiate ) + -iōn- -ion

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Example Sentences

Earlier this year, al Qaeda split with ISIS definitively in a public repudiation of the group.

In a telling repudiation of its corporate priorities, serious music fans increasingly want to own vinyl from 50 years ago.

This is not just a bold move, but a repudiation of the whole history of the entertainment industry.

And I thought the bailouts were a repudiation of everything that the Republican Party and conservatives stood for.

Clear and public repudiation of irresponsible statements from the U.S. would help alleviate this chronic problem.

His father had died upon the field; and repudiation of the duellist's code involved censure of him.

Hume and Holbach had much in common intellectually, although the latter was far more thoroughgoing in his repudiation of Theism.

At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.

And there is no repudiation like that of ——, and none like the pretended one of ——.

Now in the case of your repudiation I understand all about it.

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