repudiation
(noun)
noun
1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
Similar word(s): renunciation
Definition categories: communication, rejection
2. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
- the repudiation of the debt by the city
Definition categories: communication, refusal
3. the exposure of falseness or pretensions
Similar word(s): debunking
Definition categories: act, exposure
Sentences with repudiation as a noun:
- The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict between him and his religious parents.