repudiation

repudiation

noun

Definition of REPUDIATION

1

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement <voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth>

Synonyms contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection, repudiation

Related Words disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Antonyms acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

2

the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired <New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym>

Synonyms abnegation, renouncement, repudiation, self-denial

Related Words denial, refusal; relinquishment, resignation, surrender; self-abnegation, self-renunciation

Near Antonyms acceptance; adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal

Antonyms indulgence, self-indulgence