renouncement

noun

Definition of renouncementnext
as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired her renouncement of chocolate had a lot to do with the fact that it was causing her skin to break out

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  1. refusal
  2. renunciation
  3. denial
  4. abnegation
Noun
  • But that read of things understates her sheer force of will—her outright refusal, as with the Oscars dress, to ever be counted out.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The refusal to engage with the subject at all since Trump won the presidency aligns with other recent trends, such as the massive ratings collapse that MSNBC has suffered post-election.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of refusal
Noun
  • Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In 2010, the government imposed a $450 renunciation fee.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of renunciation
Noun
  • Failing to report an accident can result in claim denials.
    Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Metrics such as denial rates for rehabilitative services and appeal success rates should be regularly reviewed.
    Amber Nigam, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of denial
Noun
  • The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.
    Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
  • Is that an abnegation of interviewer responsibility?
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
Definition of abnegation
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