renunciation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
Types & categories
- rejection hypernym
- disclaimer hyponym
- disownment hyponym
Related & opposite
- repudiate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Types & categories
- rejection hypernym
Related & opposite
- defect derivation
Sense 3 noun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Types & categories
- resignation hypernym
- relinquishment hyponym
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Sense 4 noun
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
Types & categories
- rejection hypernym
- forsaking hyponym
- self-abnegation hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | repudiate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disclaimer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disownment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | defect |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | repudiate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | foreswear |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | renounce |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | resignation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | relinquishment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | abjure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | renounce |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rejection |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | forsaking |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-abnegation |