forswearing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *forswearing*:
NOUN	act	forswearing, renunciation, forgoing	the act of renouncing / renouncing

English > *forswearing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of renouncing / renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title / title or privilege etc.).
Synonyms	renunciation, forgoing
Narrower	abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Narrower	forsaking, giving up	The act of forsaking
Broader	rejection	The act of rejecting something
Spanish	renuncia
Catalan	renúncia
Verbs	forswear	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

HyperDic: forswearing