renunciation, n.
(renunciations)
freq. cnt. 1
(renunciations)
freq. cnt. 1
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
renunciation repudiation
sample sentences
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
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the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
<noun.act>
forgoing forswearing renunciation
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hypernym
hyponym
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
<noun.communication>
renouncement renunciation
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
<noun.state>
apostasy defection renunciation