repudiation

CEFRC2

/ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of rejecting or refusing to accept something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

Examples

  • A repudiation is a formal rejection of an idea or a contract.

  • The official repudiation of the claims came late last night.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹəˌpjudiˈeɪ̯ʃən/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The president issued a firm repudiation of the terrorist actions.

  • The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict with his religious parents.

  • Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011).

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The official blank of the treaty caused a breakdown in negotiations.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.