disaffirmation
(dɪsæfəˈmeɪʃən)
[f. disaffirm v., after affirm, -ation.]
The action of disaffirming; denial, negation; repudiation.
| 1842 in Brande Dict. Science, etc. 1875 Maine Hist. Inst. vii. 205 The disaffirmation of the legality of Tanistry. 1893 Weekly Notes 49/2 Notwithstanding her disaffirmation of her settlement when she attained twenty-one. |