repudiateverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/us/rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/formalto refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable:
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
I utterly repudiate those remarks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
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repudiation
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˌpjuː.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us/rɪˌpjuː.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
They were surprised by his sudden repudiation of all his former beliefs.