"repudiation" in the noun sense
1. repudiation, renunciation
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
2. repudiation
refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities
"the repudiation of the debt by the city"
3. repudiation, debunking
the exposure of falseness or pretensions
"the debunking of religion has been too successful"
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