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   re·pu·di·a·tion

   /rəˌpyo͞odēˈāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. rejection of a proposal or idea: "the repudiation of reformist policies"
   • ▪ refusal to fulfill or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt: "the breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract" Similar rejectionrenunciationrenouncementabandonmentforsakingforswearinggiving updisavowalrecantationdesertiondiscardingdisowningcasting asiderare:abjurationdenialrefutationcontradictionrebuttalrejectiondisclaimerdisavowaldismissalrare:negationcancellationrevocationrescindmentreversalabrogationretractioninvalidationnullificationdisaffirmationdisaffirmancedefeasanceavoidancerare:rescissionOpposite confirmationacknowledgmentratificationacceptance
   • 2. denial of the truth or validity of something.

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   The meaning of REPUDIATION is the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated; especially : the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt.

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   repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance. spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation. During the Algerian war of independence, the United States had also repudiated France's claimed right to attack a town in neighboring Tunisia that succored Algerian guerrillas …

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   Definition of repudiation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   the state of being repudiated. refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt. 1535–45; < Latin repudiātiōn- (stem of repudiātiō ), equivalent to repudiāt ( us ) ( repudiate ) + -iōn- -ion. We learn that even through our collective repudiation, we can reconcile.

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   Repudiation means the act of claiming that something is invalid. If there were a repudiation of all the math test scores because of widespread cheating, you'd probably have to take the test again.

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    REPUDIATION definition: the act of repudiating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrepudiate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    repudiate something to refuse to accept something synonym reject. Socialism had been repudiated at the polls. (law) Borrowers have begun repudiating their debt obligations. (law) The buyer is entitled to repudiate the contract within a reasonable period of time.