NOUN | communication | abjuration, retraction, recantation | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
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Meaning | A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion. | |
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Synonyms | retraction, recantation | |
Narrower | withdrawal, backdown, climb-down | A retraction of a previously held position |
Broader | disavowal, disclaimer | denial of any connection with or knowledge of |
Spanish | abjuración, palinodia, retracción, retractación, retractactión | |
Catalan | abjuració, retractació | |
Verbs | abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
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