Dictionary Check: repudiation

"repudiation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

Example: "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
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noun

refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)

Example: "the repudiation of the debt by the city"
noun

the exposure of falseness or pretensions

Example: "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
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