OBTENTION Antonyms

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

• the act of forsaking

• the act of giving something up

• the act of refusing

• a message refusing to accept something that is offered

• the act of rejecting something

• the state of being rejected

• (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

• the speech act of rejecting

• a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

• rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

• an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

• the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

• the act of deducting from an employee's salary

• income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

• the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control