repudiation

[US]/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn/
[UK]/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rejection; denial; termination of relationship; abandonment.

Example Sentences

Bankrupt and repudiation are the spring-broads from  which much of our civilization vaults and turns its somersets,but the savage stands on the unelastic plank of famine.

a repudiation of the allegations

the repudiation of traditional values

a clear repudiation of the contract

the repudiation of her former beliefs

the repudiation of authority

a repudiation of the proposal

the repudiation of scientific evidence

a public repudiation of the statement

the repudiation of a political ideology

a repudiation of the rumors

Real-world Examples

This was not the total repudiation of Trump and Trumpism that so many had hoped for.

Source: Time

Lesley Stahl: Do you think that--that your election is a repudiation of his presidency?

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Manchin's declaration was a stunning repudiation of Biden's and his party's top goal.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

First, by women's widespread repudiation of what hard-liners see as the core revolutionary ideal of hijab.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

This has been a complete repudiation of the conservative military-backed parties, who have dominated Thai politics for the last 10 years.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

A popular romance intended for the feminine market but provoking an outrageous repudiation.

Source: Selected Readings in British and American Literature

So when you move forward to the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century, the well-dressed African American was a visual and symbolic repudiation of white supremacy.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

African American was a visual and symbolic repudiation of white supremacy.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

But our children come into the world unaware of any such repudiations; what we have put into our shadow sides may lie in the midday sun of our offspring's young lives.

Source: The school of life

We therefore look for some other interpretation of our actions, and regard our friends as very unjust when they refuse to be convinced by our repudiation of what we hold to be a calumny.

Source: Analysis of the Heart (Part 1)

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