repudiation

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate +‎ -ion.

• enPR: rĭ.pyo͞o'di.āʹshən
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˌpjudiˈeɪ̯ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: re‧pu‧di‧a‧tion

repudiation (countable and uncountable, plural repudiations)

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

   Synonyms: denial, nonapproval, rejection; see also Thesaurus:disapproval

   The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict with his religious parents.

   • 2015 November 30, Shane O'Mara, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation‎^[1], Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 12:

     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).