6
palinode(noun, accept, recall, withdrawal, retraction)
6
recantation(noun, accept, recall, withdrawal, retraction)
5
denial(noun, renunciation, retraction)
5
disavowal(noun, recall, withdrawal, renunciation, retraction)
4
abjuration(noun, accept, retraction)
4
withdrawal(noun, accept, retraction)
3
contradiction(noun, retraction)
3
crossing(noun, renunciation)
3
retraction(noun, accept, recall, withdrawal, renouncement)
3
unsaying(noun, recall, withdrawal, retraction, renouncement)
2
abnegation(noun, renunciation, retraction)
2
about-face(noun, renunciation, retraction)
2
abrogation(noun, retraction)
2
annulment(noun, retraction)
2
apostasy(noun, renunciation)
2
defection(noun, renunciation)
2
disclaimer(noun, retraction)
2
nullification(noun, retraction)
2
repudiation(noun, retraction)
2
revocation(noun, retraction)
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