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   repudiation

   /rɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. rejection of a proposal or idea: "the repudiation of reformist policies"
   • ▪ refusal to fulfil 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 confirmationacknowledgementratificationacceptance
   • 2. denial of the truth or validity of something.

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