Meanings
plural abrogations
- The act of abrogating.
- countableuncountableA repeal by authority; abolition.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.
[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a –– premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
1853, Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, in The Piazza Tales, New York: Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1856Synonyms: annulment, devalidation, nullification, abolition, annulment, cancellation, deauthentication, devalidation
- countableuncountablemolecular biologyThe blocking of a molecular process or function.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA repeal by authority; abolition.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinabrogātiō“repealed”
- Middle Frenchabrogation
- Englishabrogation
First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀθέτησις
- ἀθέτησις (athétēsis)act of abrogating
Arabic إِلْغَاء
- إِلْغَاء (ʔilḡāʔ)act of abrogating
Basque indargabetze
- indargabetzeact of abrogating
Catalan abrogació
- abrogacióact of abrogating
Dutch afschaffing, intrekking
- afschaffingact of abrogating
- intrekkingact of abrogating
- opheffingact of abrogating
- ongeldigverklaringact of abrogating
Finnish kumoaminen
- kumoaminenact of abrogating
German Abschaffung, Aufhebung
- Abschaffungact of abrogating
- Aufhebungact of abrogating
- Abolitionact of abrogating
- Niederschlagungact of abrogating
- Abrogationact of abrogating
- Zurücknahmeact of abrogating
- Kündigungact of abrogating
- Annullierungact of abrogating
- Annullierenact of abrogating
Greek ακύρωση, κατάργηση
- ακύρωση (akýrosi)act of abrogating
- κατάργηση (katárgisi)act of abrogating
Indonesian pembatalan, abrogasi
- pembatalanact of abrogating
- abrogasiact of abrogating
Irish aisghairm
- aisghairmact of abrogating
Italian abrogazione
- abrogazioneact of abrogating
Polish abrogacja
- abrogacjaact of abrogating
Portuguese ab-rogação
- ab-rogaçãoact of abrogating
Spanish abrogación
- abrogaciónact of abrogating
Turkish yürürlükten kaldırma, feshetme
- yürürlükten kaldırmaact of abrogating
- feshetmeact of abrogating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with abrogation
Cite this entry
abrogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogation
“abrogation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abrogation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogation.
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