renouncement

noun

Definition of renouncementnext
as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired her renouncement of chocolate had a lot to do with the fact that it was causing her skin to break out

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  1. refusal
  2. renunciation
  3. denial
  4. abnegation
Noun
  • Even with its lack of confidence in the first half and a stubborn refusal to evolve its dress-up systems, Infinity Nikki captivates the imagination.
    Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • His refusal to allow independent investigations into corruption scandals involving his wife and other high-ranking officials has further deepened the divide between the president and his adversaries.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of refusal
Noun
  • The very public renunciation sent shock waves through the world of philanthropy, and both donors and institutions reeled.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of renunciation
Noun
  • Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, repeated the denials, telling reporters Sept. 5 that the president wouldn't pardon or commute Hunter Biden's sentence.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Australian visa denial came after Owens made past remarks that minimized the Holocaust and made controversial claims about Islam and slavery, causing officials to object to those remarks.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of denial
Noun
  • The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.
    Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Is that an abnegation of interviewer responsibility?
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
Definition of abnegation
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