ABJURATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

Synonyms:

abjuration; recantation; retraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("abjuration" is a kind of...):

disavowal; disclaimer (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abjuration"):

backdown; climb-down; withdrawal (a retraction of a previously held position)

Derivation:

abjure (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure)