repudiation meaning and definition

REPUDIATION noun

Definition of repudiation (noun)

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