repudiate (verb) - to deny, disown, or reject the truth or validity of something [ri-pyoo-dee-eyt]
BREAKDOWN: RE- (again) + PUD- (to be ashamed) + -ATE (to make)
repudiation is the act or state of rejection or denial
See also: impudent
“There are two ways of destroying a people. Either condemn them en bloc or force them to repudiate the leaders they adopted. The second is the worse.” —Jean-Paul Sartre
