repudiation
English Thesaurus
1. the exposure of falseness or pretensions (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | exposure, |
| definition | : | presentation to view in an open or public manner (noun.act) |
2. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | refusal, |
| definition | : | the act of refusing (noun.communication) |
3. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | rejection, |
| definition | : | the speech act of rejecting (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | disclaimer, |
| definition | : | (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | disowning, disownment, |
| definition | : | refusal to acknowledge as one's own (noun.communication) |
4. the exposure of falseness or pretensions (noun.act)
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | debunk, expose, |
| definition | : | expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas (verb.communication) |
5. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | refuse to recognize or pay (verb.communication) |
6. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)
7. the exposure of falseness or pretensions (noun.act)
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | debunk, expose, |
| definition | : | expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas (verb.communication) |
8. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | repudiate, |
| definition | : | refuse to recognize or pay (verb.communication) |
9. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)
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