recantation

Definitions

The formal rejection or disavowal of a previously held belief, opinion, or statement.

A public act of withdrawing or retracting a prior assertion or confession.

Examples

The politician's sudden recantation of his previous policy positions left his supporters feeling confused and betrayed.

Under intense pressure from the committee, the witness finally issued a formal recantation of his earlier testimony.

Synonyms

retraction withdrawal abjuration renunciation revocation disavowal repudiation

Antonyms

affirmation avowal confirmation assertion endorsement maintenance ratification