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demission

[dih-mish-uhn] / dɪˈmɪʃ ən /
NOUN
abdication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandonment
STRONG
disavowal disclaimer quitclaim renunciation resignation retirement surrender
WEAK
stepping down
NOUN
quitclaim
Synonyms
STRONG
abandonment abjuration abnegation abstention cancellation denial disavowal disclaimer forswearing rebuff refusal relinquishment remission renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation resignation sacrifice self-abnegation self-denial self-sacrifice surrender veto waiver yielding
WEAK
eschewal eschewing forbearing giving up spurning
Antonyms
STRONG
OK agreement allowance approval claim permission ratification sanction
NOUN
relinquishment
Synonyms
STRONG
abandonment abjuration abnegation abstention cancellation denial disavowal disclaimer forswearing quitclaim rebuff remission renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation resignation sacrifice self-abnegation self-denial self-sacrifice surrender veto waiver yielding
WEAK
eschewal eschewing forbearing giving up spurning
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement allowance approval claim permission ratification sanction

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Demission, de-mish′un, n. a lowering: degradation: depression: relinquishment: resignation.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various