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disaffirming

verb

present participle of disaffirm
as in denying
to declare not to be true her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine

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  1. denying
  2. refuting
  3. rejecting
Verb
  • The league also took a hard, public stance in the Brendan Sorsby situation by denying the former Texas Tech quarterback entry to the supplemental draft.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon discriminated against pregnant warehouse employees by denying accommodations like bathroom breaks and the option to sit while working, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by four women who worked for Amazon while pregnant.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of denying
Verb
  • Brittany Howard, the band’s lead singer and charismatic frontwoman, has spent much of the past decade refuting that notion.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
  • So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuting
Verb
  • In rejecting his release in 2021, Newsom said Davis had continued to minimize his role in the crimes and shown a lack of empathy for his victims.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The bow-wielding heroine of Brave spends the film rejecting the idea that a princess has to be anything other than herself.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejecting
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“Disaffirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffirming. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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