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
  • This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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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  • Assistants—residents, fellows, or advanced practice providers—provide exposure, retraction, and continuity.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The hex storage cube printed well, with the pre-tuned retraction settings working well on the myriad tiny interspaced holes.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of retraction
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  • If the human vanishes at the moment of execution, then fraud, repudiation, and abuse all become easier to scale.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of repudiation
Noun
  • That’s because immigration lawyers worry people won’t get a fair shake thanks to frequent denials of bond.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And, 94, roughly 20%, were medical grievances related to insufficient medical care and denial of medications.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
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