abrogation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of abrogating.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of abrogating.

Synonyms

abolition

annulment

cancellation

repeal

abolishment

removal

deletion

reversal

deposal

elimination

eradication

negation

rescission

abandonment

revocation

discontinuance

disuse

recallment

withdrawment

erasure

excision

expunging

invalidation

voidance

nullification

omission

quashing

recall

refutation

rejection

remotion

annulling

ablation

repulsion

withdrawal

cancelling

cutting out

cancel

denouncement

denunciation

retraction

derogation

Translations

Aufhebung

abrogation

abrogazione

afschaffing

abrogación

κατάργηση

abolizione

abrogatio

ακύρωση

annulation

abolicio

abolición

ab-rogação

Niederschlagung

Abschaffung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”).