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отхвърляне — meaning in English

othvarlyane

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English meaning

  • abnegation noun A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
  • dismissal noun The act of firing someone from their job.
  • negation noun The act of negating something.
  • rebuttal noun An argument or evidence offered to counter someone else's claim.
  • refutation noun An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
  • rejection noun The act of refusing or turning down something or someone.
  • spurn verb To reject something or someone with contempt or disdain.

Senses

отхвърляне is used for these senses in English:

  • abnegation A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • dismissal (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
  • negation (countable) A denial or contradiction.
  • rebuttal The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
  • refutation An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
  • rejection The act of rejecting.
  • spurn An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.

dismissal — full definition

  1. noun The act of firing someone from their job.
  2. noun The rejection of a legal case, claim, or idea.

Related Bulgarian words