Definition of REPUDIATION

repudiation

Meanings

Plural: repudiations

Noun

  • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
    • "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
  • refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
    • "the repudiation of the debt by the city"
  • the exposure of falseness or pretensions
  • The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin repudiātiōnem, equivalent to repudiate + -ion.

Scrabble Score: 14

repudiation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
repudiation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
repudiation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

repudiation is a valid Words With Friends word