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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of asserting that something alleged is not true;
[syn: denial, disaffirmation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disaffirmation \Dis*af`fir*ma"tion\, n. The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disaffirmation n 1: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true [syn: denial, disaffirmation]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "disaffirmation": abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, countering, crossing, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment, disproof, forswearing, gainsaying, impugnment, nullification, recantation, refutation, renunciation, repudiation, retractation, retraction, revocation