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- [ri-nouns]
- /rɪˈnaʊns/
- /rɪ.ˈnaʊn.smənt/
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- [ri-nouns]
- /rɪˈnaʊns/
Definitions of renouncement word
- verb with object renouncement to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. 1
- verb with object renouncement to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 1
- verb with object renouncement to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. 1
- verb without object renouncement Cards. to play a card of a different suit from that led. to abandon or give up a suit led. to fail to follow the suit led. 1
- noun renouncement Cards. an act or instance of renouncing. 1
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Origin of renouncement
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English renouncen < Middle French renoncer < Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news
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Parts of speech for Renouncement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
renouncement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
renouncement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for renouncement
noun renouncement
- adjuration — a solemn charge or command
- brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- demission — relinquishment of or abdication from an office, responsibility, etc
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
Antonyms for renouncement
noun renouncement
- containment — Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- corroboration — the act of corroborating.
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