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Meaning of repudiation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية النّبذ رفض
Български отричане
Bosanski отказ
Deutsch Ablehnung Zurückweisung
Español rechazo repudiación repudio
Suomi kieltäminen torjuminen
Français répudiation
Hrvatski отказ
Bahasa Indonesia penolakan
Íslenska höfnun neitun
日本語 否認 拒否
한국어 부인
Latina repudiātiō repudium
Nederlands afwijzing ontkenning
Polski abrenuncjacja
Русский отказ
Српски отказ

Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

repudiationism repudiationist Repudiations repudiator repudiatrix Repugnance

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