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[syn: denial, disaffirmation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disaffirmation \Dis*af`fir*ma"tion\, n.
The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disaffirmation
n 1: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
[syn: denial, disaffirmation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "disaffirmation":
abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction,
annulment, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention,
controversion, countering, crossing, denial, disallowance,
disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment, disproof,
forswearing, gainsaying, impugnment, nullification, recantation,
refutation, renunciation, repudiation, retractation, retraction,
revocation