'abjuration' definitions:
Definition of 'abjuration'
(from WordNet)
noun
A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, abjuration, recantation]
Synonyms of 'abjuration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandonment,
- abdication,
- abeyance,
- abjurement,
- abrogation,
- absolute contradiction,
- annulment,
- cessation,
- cession,
- chucking,
- chucking out,
- cold storage,
- contempt,
- contradiction,
- contrary assertion,
- contravention,
- controversion,
- countering,
- crossing,
- declination,
- declining,
- denial,
- desistance,
- despisal,
- despising,
- disaffirmation,
- disallowance,
- disapproval,
- disavowal,
- discard,
- disclaimer,
- disclamation,
- discontinuance,
- discounting,
- dismissal,
- disowning,
- disownment,
- dispensation,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- disproof,
- disregard,
- dropping out,
- dumping,
- exception,
- exclusion,
- expatriation,
- forbearance,
- forgoing,
- forswearing,
- gainsaying,
- getting rid of,
- giving up,
- handing over,
- ignoring,
- impugnment,
- letting go,
- nonacceptance,
- nonapproval,
- nonconsideration,
- nonexercise,
- nullification,
- palinode,
- palinody,
- passing by,
- putting away,
- putting out,
- rebuff,
- recantation,
- refusal,
- refutation,
- rejection,
- release,
- relinquishment,
- reneging,
- renouncement,
- renunciation,
- repudiation,
- repulse,
- resignation,
- retractation,
- retraction,
- revocation,
- revokement,
- riddance,
- sacrifice,
- scouting,
- spurning,
- surrender,
- suspension,
- swearing off,
- throwing out,
- turning out,
- unsaying,
- waiver,
- withdrawal,
- withdrawing,
- yielding