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All controversion synonyms

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noun controversion

  • dismissal β€” an act or instance of dismissing.
  • disapproval β€” the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • rebuttal β€” an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
  • rejection β€” the act or process of rejecting.
  • repudiation β€” the act of repudiating.
  • retraction β€” the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
  • veto β€” the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
  • adjuration β€” a solemn charge or command
  • brush-off β€” a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
  • contradiction β€” If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
  • declination β€” the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
  • disavowal β€” a disowning; repudiation; denial.
  • disclaimer β€” a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
  • disproof β€” the act of disproving.
  • dissent β€” to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • nay β€” and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.
  • negation β€” the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
  • negative β€” expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • nix β€” nothing.
  • nonacceptance β€” the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • prohibition β€” the act of prohibiting.
  • protestation β€” the act of protesting or affirming.
  • rebuff β€” a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
  • refutal β€” an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
  • refutation β€” an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
  • renouncement β€” to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • renunciation β€” an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
  • repulse β€” to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
  • turndown β€” that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
  • abstaining β€” to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
  • disallowance β€” to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • gainsaying β€” to deny, dispute, or contradict.
  • no way β€” refusal
  • noncommittal β€” not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
  • refraining β€” to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • refusing β€” to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • denial β€” A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
  • abnegation β€” a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
  • disaffirm β€” to deny; contradict.
  • statement β€” something stated.
  • disaffirmance β€” to deny; contradict.
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