repudiation
pronunciation
How to pronounce repudiation in British English:
UK [rɪˌpju:dɪ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce repudiation in American English:
US [rɪˌpjudiˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
- refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
- the exposure of falseness or pretensions
Word Origin
- repudiation (n.)
- 1540s, "divorce" (of a woman by a man), from Latin repudiationem (nominative repudiatio) "a rejection, refusal," noun of action from past participle stem of repudiare (see repudiate). Meaning "action of disowning" is from 1840s.
Example
- 1. The government has deterred foreign investment with repudiation of guarantees , frequent changes to taxes and hostility to banks .
- 2. Repudiation of debt will redirect national resources to this and other vital projects .
- 3. Keith olbermann demanded a palin repudiation and the founder of the daily kos wrote on twitter : " mission accomplished , sarah palin . "
- 4. The change of government in japan is being presented domestically in china as a repudiation of policies beijing didn 't like , including closer us-japanese ties and a more robust defence posture .
- 5. Either they have no idea how profound would be the shock to their country 's economy and society of a repudiation of debt legally contracted by their state , or they fall into the category of utopian revolutionaries , heedless of all consequences .