repudiation

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noun re·pu·di·a·tion \ ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən \

Definition of repudiation

:the act of repudiating :the state of being repudiated; especially :the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt

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repudiationist

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Examples of repudiation in a Sentence

voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym.

Recent Examples of repudiation from the Web

Don’t talk to me about Trump’s scripted repudiation of Nazis two days after their assault on decency had left the country roiling while everyone else spoke out against them but him.

— marcos bretón, sacbee, "If you agree with Trump that Nazis and protestors are equal, then you are the problem," 16 Aug. 2017
The Lost Boys hinges on repudiations and reversals of the nuclear family structure, with perhaps the best example coming from the character of Max (Edward Herrmann).

— brandon tensley, The Atlantic, "The Lost Boys’ Subtly Radical Vision of Family," 2 Aug. 2017
Yet another repudiation of the president came from his own Department of Defense.

— chicagotribune.com, "Even Trump supporters will have a red line," 31 July 2017
The school-choice movement is a product of American democracy, not its repudiation.

— david french, National Review, "To Defend Public Schools, the Hard Left Puts On the Tinfoil Hat," 31 July 2017
The risk of repudiation seems evident in the price Goldman Sachs Asset Management reportedly paid for the $2.8 billion of bonds from the state oil company PDVSA due in 2022 -- just 31 cents on the dollar, according to the Wall Street Journal.

— katia porzecanski, Bloomberg.com, "Wall Street Is Starting to Get Nervous About Venezuela's ‘Hunger Bonds’," 9 June 2017
This was to be a lengthy repudiation of environmentalists, and a paean to the coal miners and other hardhats whom the globalists had trampled on.

— john cassidy, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump’s “Screw You” to the World," 1 June 2017
His philosophy appears in many ways to be a repudiation of the populist rhetoric that helped Trump win the White House.

— stephen collinson, CNN, "Cracks widen in US-Europe alliance," 31 May 2017
Some historians argue that the U.S.’s repudiation doomed the League.

— john cassidy, The New Yorker, "Donald Trump Can’t Turn Back History," 31 May 2017

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