disaffirmation

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UK/dɪsˌæfɜːˈmeɪʃən/

noun

The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.

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denialdisclaimrepudiation
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Meanings

noundisaffirmation (countable and uncountable, plural disaffirmations)

plural disaffirmations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
  2. countableuncountableRepudiation of self or other.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
denialdisclaimrepudiation

nounthe act of asserting that something alleged is not true

Similar
denial
Broader
assertionavermentasseveration
Also see
denial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disaffirm + -ation or dis- + affirmation.

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Cite this entry
APA

disaffirmation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffirmation

MLA

“disaffirmation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffirmation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaffirmation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaffirmation.

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