repudiation

noun

ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce repudiation (audio)
Definition of repudiationnext
1
as in denial
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

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2
as in refusal
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

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Recent Examples of repudiation The results were widely interpreted as a repudiation of Labour's performance to date by British voters. — David Brennan, ABC News, 12 May 2026 Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 The repudiation was a moral imperative for Ukraine’s flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony. — Sean Strockyj, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repudiation
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  1. denial
  2. refusal
  3. rejection
  4. renunciation
  5. abnegation
Noun
  • After all, 27% of small businesses reported facing a customer data breach, while 26% experienced a ransomware attack or a denial of service attack, according to cybersecurity firm VikingCloud.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • The lawmakers’ request — a moment of bipartisan scrutiny on a controversial federal health care program — comes just one month after a government investigation unearthed a continuing pattern of denials within Medicare Advantage.
    — Casey Ross, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of denial
Noun
  • Trump has repeatedly criticized Spain over the government’s refusal to commit to NATO’s target of spending 5% of gross domestic product on defense, making numerous threats of trade reprisals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • The appearance came several months after Roy withdrew from the Berlin Film Festival over its refusal to comment on Gaza.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of refusal
Noun
  • The fact that she was passed over for a promotion by the genial yet unimpressive Baasu (Kunal Dudheker) is not revelatory — women often face these kinds of rejections where qualifications are no substitute for hierarchical comfort.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of rejection
Noun
  • Rules have changed over decades, so some claims succeed while others face hurdles like formal renunciation.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Carney is a moralist, a filmmaker of fidelity—and of renunciation, depicting the romantic near-misses and what-ifs that his characters leave behind.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Definition of renunciation
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  • Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
  • That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
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