 renunciation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid | |
| Synonyms: | repudiation | |
| Examples: | "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" |
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| Related terms: | rejection disclaimer disownment renounce | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) | |
| Synonyms: | defection apostasy | |
| Related terms: | rejection defect | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned | |
| Synonyms: | renouncement | |
| Related terms: | resignation relinquishment abdicate foreswear | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | |
| Synonyms: | forswearing forgoing | |
| Related terms: | rejection abnegation forsaking abjure | |
| Similar spelling: |
renunciative renunciant |
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