repudiation
noun
re·pu·di·a·tion
ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən 
: the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated
especially
: the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt
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Examples of repudiation in a Sentence
voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym.
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Its members' firm repudiation of the unqualified and clownish Matt Gaetz for attorney general shows that its members can still stiffen their sinews and summon up the courage to curb President-elect Donald Trump's appetite for surrounding himself with sycophantic boobs.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
It had been abandoned by its traditional allies – Russia, Iran, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah – as well as by Arab nations that in recent years had changed course from their repudiation of the regime’s brutal suppression of dissent and pursued normalization.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Lawmakers on both sides of the election told Axios the loss shouldn't be read as a repudiation of Ocasio-Cortez, noting several factors working against her.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
On the surface, her letter could be read as a repudiation of thinkers who belonged to a different generation—perhaps in favor of her own.
—Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
It had been abandoned by its traditional allies – Russia, Iran, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah – as well as by Arab nations that in recent years had changed course from their repudiation of the regime’s brutal suppression of dissent and pursued normalization.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Lawmakers on both sides of the election told Axios the loss shouldn't be read as a repudiation of Ocasio-Cortez, noting several factors working against her.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
On the surface, her letter could be read as a repudiation of thinkers who belonged to a different generation—perhaps in favor of her own.
—Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repudiation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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repudiation
noun
re·pu·di·a·tion
ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən
: the rejection or renunciation of a duty or obligation (as under a contract)
especially
: anticipatory repudiation
Note: A party aggrieved by a repudiation may consider a repudiated contract to have been breached and bring an action for relief.
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