Repudiation
WordNet
noun
(1) The exposure of falseness or pretensions
"The debunking of religion has been too successful"
(2) Refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
"The repudiation of the debt by the city"
(3) Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
"Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.
- The young man's repudiation of the church's doctrines caused a conflict between him and his religious parents.