disaffirmance

noun

Definition of disaffirmancenext
as in renunciation

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  1. renunciation
  2. disavowal
  3. recantation
  4. retraction
  5. repudiation
  6. denial
Noun
  • Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • Indeed, both the United States and Canada permit voluntary renunciation.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of renunciation
Noun
  • Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Pelicot is troubled by her children’s immediate disavowal of their father, of their entire childhood.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of disavowal
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  • And Bishop’s formal recantation helped to fast-track the overturning of the convictions.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of recantation
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  • The couple called for an investigation and a retraction of the paper, telling Science they were concerned the paper could give other parents false hope.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The ad hoc committee was responsible for reviewing and recommending the retraction of more than 1,700 problematic conference articles last year.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Definition of retraction
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  • The results on Amendment 4 and Amendment 5 marked a stunning repudiation of Republican policy in a state that overwhelmingly elects Republican lawmakers.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Pence’s Advancing American Freedom organization is a repudiation of Trumpism and a call to return to traditional conservative values.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026
Definition of repudiation
Noun
  • He's put it on display, nicknamed it Dack, and, despite Cornell's denial, claims to have had it DNA tested.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • City staff have recommended the plan’s denial, according to the staff report.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
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