repudiation
Syllables: re·pu·di·a·tion/ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/US/ɹəˌpjudiˈeɪ̯ʃən/
repudiation noun: the act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
Noun
repudiation (countable and uncountable, plural repudiations)
- The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict with his religious parents.
- Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011).2015 November 30, Shane O'Mara, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 12
- Synonyms:
- denial, nonapproval, rejection, abnegation, declination, turndown, disapproval, dissension, nonassent, nonconsent
repudiation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
repudiation in Hindi
- refusing
- खंडन khaṇḍan
repudiation in Tamil
- தள்ளுகை, மதியாதிருத்தல், மறுதலிப்பு
repudiation in Urdu
- طلاق
repudiation in Malayalam
- renunciation, rejection, abandonment
- നിരാകരണം, നിഷേധം, നിരസിക്കൽ, തള്ളിക്കളയൽ, പരിത്യാഗം, ത്യാഗം
- refutation, denial, rebuttal
- നിഷേധം, നിരസനം, പ്രത്യാഖ്യാനം, നിരാകരണം, എതിർവാദം, ഖണ്ഡിക്കൽ
- cancellation, revocation, rescindment
- റദ്ദാക്കൽ, റദ്ദുചെയ്യൽ, അസാധുവാക്കൽ, അസാധൂകരണം, പിൻവലിക്കൽ, ദുർബ്ബലപ്പെടുത്തൽ
Synonyms of repudiation
- denial
- nonapproval
- rejection
- abnegation
- declination
- turndown
- disapproval
- dissension
- nonassent
- nonconsent
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Forms of repudiation
| plural | repudiations |
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Origin of repudiation
From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.
Words formed from repudiation
Words that rhyme with repudiation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about repudiation
- What does repudiation mean?
- Repudiation means the act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- What is repudiation in Hindi?
- Repudiation in Hindi is खंडन (khaṇḍan). See Repudiation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is repudiation?
- Repudiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce repudiation?
- Repudiation is pronounced /ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of repudiation?
- The plural of repudiation is repudiations.
Words near repudiation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: repudiation (page history and authors); repudiation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); repudiation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); repudiation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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