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repudiation vs disowning

disowning vs repudiation

repudiation and disowning both are nouns.

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

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