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repudiation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'repudiation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repudiation [ n.]
- The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
- One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.

Meaning of 'repudiation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repudiation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
Example in sentence:
  • Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
Meaning (2):
- the exposure of falseness or pretensions
Example in sentence:
  • the debunking of religion has been too successful
Meaning (3):
- refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
Example in sentence:
  • the repudiation of the debt by the city