repudiation
Nouns
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(n) rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
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(n) refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
- the repudiation of the debt by the city
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(n) the exposure of falseness or pretensions
- the debunking of religion has been too successful