(n.) The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.

abandonment abjuration abjurement abnegation abolishment abolition abrogation absolute contradiction annulment cancel canceling cancellation cassation cession chucking chucking out contempt contradiction contrary assertion contravention controversion countering countermand counterorder crossing declension declination declinature declining defeasance denial deprivation despisal despising disaffirmation disagreement disallowance disapproval disavowal discard disclaimer disclamation discounting dismissal disobedience disowning disownment dispensation disposal disposition disproof disregard dissent dumping exception exclusion expatriation forgoing forswearing gainsaying getting rid of giving up holding back ignoring impugnment invalidation letting go nay negation negative negative answer nix no nonacceptance nonapproval noncompliance nonconsent nonconsideration nonobservance nullification palinode palinody passing by putting away putting out rebuff recall refusal refutation rejection release relinquishment renege reneging renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation repulse rescinding rescindment rescission resignation retention retractation retraction reversal revocation revoke revokement riddance sacrifice scouting setting aside spurning surrender suspension swearing off throwing out thumbs-down turndown turning out unsaying unwillingness vacation vacatur voidance voiding waiver waiving withdrawal withholding write-off yielding