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renunciation

/ renunciation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
Type of:
rejection
Kinds of:
forsaking giving up abnegation self-abnegation denial
Derived:
abjure recant forswear retract resile
noun Sense 2
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Type of:
resignation
Kinds of:
relinquishment relinquishing
Derived:
abdicate renounce repudiate foreswear quit
noun Sense 3
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
Type of:
rejection
Kinds of:
disclaimer disownment disowning
Derived:
renounce repudiate
noun Sense 4
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Type of:
rejection
Derived:
defect desert
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
16
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rejection forsaking giving up abnegation self-abnegation denial resignation relinquishment relinquishing disclaimer disownment disowning