disaffirming
Declaring something void
Disaffirming is rejecting, denying, or repudiating something previously affirmed or accepted.
In legal contexts, disaffirming a contract means declaring it void, especially when a minor reaches adulthood and refuses to honor an agreement made during minority: She disaffirmed the contract within thirty days of turning eighteen.
More broadly, it means withdrawing support or approval.
Formal cancellation of validity
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- abrogationAbolition of a law
revocation · cancellation · vitiation · negation · quashing · overturning · vacating · countermanding
Act of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- dismissalRemoval from position
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- decliningDecreasing in strength
vetoing · turning down · snubbing · repelling · withholding · denying · refusing · rebuffing
Denial or cancellation
- refutationDisproving a statement
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- disconfirmationEvidence negating a claim
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
dispute · disagreement · dissent · objection · demurral · challenge · contestation · nonacceptance
Formal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
disowning · disclaiming · forswearing · abnegation · abandonment · relinquishment · withdrawal · apostasy
nullification
Formal cancellation of validity
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
abrogation · revocation · cancellation · vitiation · negation · quashing · overturning · vacating · countermanding · repeal
refusal
Act of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- dismissalRemoval from position
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
declining · vetoing · turning down · snubbing · repelling · withholding · denying · refusing · rebuffing · dismissing
negation
Denial or cancellation
- refutationDisproving a statement
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- disconfirmationEvidence negating a claim
contradiction · dispute · disagreement · dissent · objection · demurral · challenge · contestation · nonacceptance · rejection
repudiation
Formal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
abjuration · disowning · disclaiming · forswearing · abnegation · abandonment · relinquishment · withdrawal · apostasy · defection
disaffirmingaffirming
Declaring something true
ratifying · confirming · validating · upholding · endorsing
disaffirmingaffirming
Declaring something true
asserting · confirming · declaring · avowing · attesting
disaffirmingaffirming
Declaring something true
supporting · endorsing · backing · championing · advocating
firm, confirm, firmness, affirm, confirmation, affirmation, infirm, affirming, infirmary