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disownment vs repudiation

repudiation vs disownment

disownment and repudiation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disownment Yes No No No
repudiation Yes No No No
As nouns, repudiation is a hypernym of disownment; that is, repudiation is a word with a broader meaning than disownment:
  • disownment: refusal to acknowledge as one's own
  • repudiation: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
Other hypernyms of disownment include renunciation.
disownment (noun) repudiation (noun)
refusal to acknowledge as one's own the exposure of falseness or pretensions
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
Difference between disownment and repudiation

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