Synonyms: debunking, repudiation
Definition: the exposure of falseness or pretensions
Usage: the debunking of religion has been too successful
Similar words: exposure
Definition: presentation to view in an open or public manner
Usage: the exposure of his anger was shocking
Synonyms: repudiation
Definition: refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
Usage: the repudiation of the debt by the city
Similar words: refusal
Definition: the act of refusing
Synonyms: renunciation, repudiation
Definition: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
Usage: Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated
Similar words: rejection
Definition: the speech act of rejecting