repudiation, debunking
(noun) the exposure of falseness or pretensions; “the debunking of religion has been too successful”
repudiation
(noun) refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); “the repudiation of the debt by the city”
repudiation, renunciation
(noun) rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; “Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repudiation (countable and uncountable, plural repudiations)
The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pu`di*a"tion (-*"shn), n. Etym: [Cf.F. répudiation, L. repudiatio.]
Definition: The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
Re*pu`di*a"tion, n.
Definition: One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
