renouncement

English

Etymology

From Old French renoncement. By surface analysis, renounce +‎ -ment.

Noun

renouncement (countable and uncountable, plural renouncements)

  1. The act of renouncing.
    His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proven unpopular, did not help his candidacy.
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