renunciation

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1. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the act of rejecting something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	forsaking, giving up,
definition	:	the act of forsaking (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abnegation, denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation,
definition	:	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (noun.act)

2. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the speech act of rejecting (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	disclaimer,
definition	:	(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	disowning, disownment,
definition	:	refusal to acknowledge as one's own (noun.communication)

3. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	resignation,
definition	:	the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	relinquishing, relinquishment,
definition	:	a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. (noun.communication)

4. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the state of being rejected (noun.state)

5. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract,
definition	:	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	abdicate, renounce,
definition	:	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations (verb.social)

6. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)

derivation	:	disown, renounce, repudiate, disown, renounce, repudiate,
definition	:	cast off (verb.communication)

7. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned (noun.communication)

derivation	:	foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce,
definition	:	turn away from; give up (verb.possession)

derivation	:	abdicate, renounce,
definition	:	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations (verb.social)

8. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

9. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract,
definition	:	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	abdicate, renounce,
definition	:	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations (verb.social)

10. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid (noun.communication)

derivation	:	disown, renounce, repudiate, disown, renounce, repudiate,
definition	:	cast off (verb.communication)

11. an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned (noun.communication)

derivation	:	foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce,
definition	:	turn away from; give up (verb.possession)

derivation	:	abdicate, renounce,
definition	:	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations (verb.social)

12. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) (noun.state)

derivation	:	defect, desert,
definition	:	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social)

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