disaffirm

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈfərm How to pronounce disaffirm (audio)
Definition of disaffirmnext
as in to deny
to declare not to be true her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine

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  1. deny
  2. refute
  3. reject
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  • Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Fewer claims translate to lower premiums and reduce the risk that your policy will be canceled or denied for renewal.
    Ryan Barone, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of deny
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  • Lori Robertson, director of the nonpartisan website FactCheck.org, which also partnered with Meta, also refuted Zuckerberg's notion that fact-checking contributed to a suppression of opinion.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In 2011, his former Minister of Justice directly refuted the previous statements, claiming that Gaddafi directly ordered the bombing.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of refute
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  • While the Obama administration rejected Cheney’s outsized role for itself, Joe Biden still became a close adviser and helped achieve administration goals.
    Roy Brownell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Greens, blues, and reds remain masculine while rejecting the conventions of more conservative styles.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of reject
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“Disaffirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffirm. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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