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单词 disaffirmances
释义

disaffirm

verb

dis·​af·​firm ˌdis-ə-ˈfərm How to pronounce disaffirm (audio)
disaffirmed; disaffirming; disaffirms

transitive verb

1
: to refuse to confirm : annul, repudiate
2
: contradict
disaffirmance
ˌdis-ə-ˈfər-mən(t)s How to pronounce disaffirm (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • contradict
  • deny
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disconfirm
  • disown
  • gainsay
  • negate
  • negative
  • refute
  • reject
  • repudiate
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Example Sentences

her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

disaffirm

transitive verb

dis·​af·​firm ˌdi-sə-ˈfərm How to pronounce disaffirm (audio)
: cancel, rescind
used especially of a contract made by a minor

disaffirmances

noun

plural of disaffirmance
as in disownments

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disownments
  • second thoughts
  • renunciations
  • disavowals
  • irresolutions
  • recantations
  • retractions
  • wobblings
  • denials
  • bait and switches
  • repudiations
  • switcheroos
  • volte-faces
  • indecisions
  • reconsiderations
  • hesitations
  • about-turns
  • wabblings
  • vacillations
  • retreats
  • turnarounds
  • turnabouts
  • reversals
  • about-faces
  • flip-flops
  • U-turns
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