Spanish Conversation · Level 131
44 words
Spanish word
repudiar
Pronunciation
IPA/repuˈðjaɾ/
Meaning
- verbreject
Example
La comunidad repudia la violencia.
The community rejects violence.
More examples
No debemos repudiar a las personas por equivocaciones.
We should not reject people for mistakes.
Core concept
A public denunciation and disowning.
Common phrases
repudiar la violencia
reject violence
repudiar públicamente
publicly reject
repudiar a alguien
reject someone
Similar words
rechazar: Turns down an invitation, offer, or request, indicating unwillingness to accept it.
condenar: Expresses strong moral or legal censure of conduct or speech as wrong or intolerable.
negar: Rejects the truth of a statement or the validity of a claim by saying it is false.
Definition in Spanish
Negar o rechazar de forma firme y, con frecuencia, pública algo o a alguien, con sentido de condena o de renuncia.
Word origin
Derived from Latin repudiare 'to reject, divorce', the word passed through medieval Spanish with senses of divorce and legal abandonment and now denotes a public, forceful rejection or renunciation.
Usage tips
- Although cognate with English 'repudiate', Spanish speakers reserve repudiar for formal or public severing of relations rather than routine rejections, where rechazar or negar are more natural.