renouncement
renouncement · renouncements
The act of renouncingThe act of renouncing.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of renouncing.
His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proved unpopular, did not help his candidacy.
More definitions
- an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Old French renoncement. By surface analysis, renounce + -ment.From Old French renoncement. By surface analysis, renounce + -ment.
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Forms
plural: renouncements| Singular | renouncement |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned:renunciation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrenounce
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable