invalidation

ɪnˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of invalidation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotionaldismissal or rejection of someone's feelings or thoughts

She felt hurt by the invalidation of her concerns.

dismissal

rejection

rule cancellationprocess of making something invalid or void

The invalidation of the contract was unexpected.

cancellation

nullification

revocation

legal

TECH.

formal termination of a legal relationship or proceeding

TECH.

The invalidation of the marriage was finalized in court.

annulment

nullification

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Origin of invalidation

Latin, in (not) + validus (strong)

Terms with invalidation included in their meaning

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canceled

adj.

invalidated

marked to show invalidation

all bets are off

exp.

uncertainty invalidation

indicates future event is uncertain and prior agreements invalid

defeasible

adj.

general use

open to revision or invalidation

voidance

invalidation

act of making void or invalid

Examples of invalidation in a sentence

The invalidation left him feeling misunderstood.
The court ruled for the invalidation of the patent.
His appeal led to the invalidation of the previous decision.
The invalidation of the contract was unexpected.
His appeal led to the invalidation of the previous ruling.

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French:invalidation émotionnelle, annulation, ...
German:Zurückweisung, Ungültigmachung, ...
Italian:invalidazione, ...
Spanish:invalidación, anulación, ...
Portuguese:invalidação, anulação, ...
Chinese:否定, 作废, ...
Japanese:無視, 無効化, ...
Arabic:إِبْطَال, إلْغاء, ...
Hebrew:שְׁלִילַת רְגָשׁוֹת, בִּטּוּל, ...
Russian:игнорирование, аннулирование, ...
Ukrainian:заперечення, визнання недійсним, ...
Hindi:अस्वीकृति, अमान्यकरण, ...
Bengali:অগ্রাহ্য, অবৈধতা, ...
Catalan:invalidació, anul.lació, ...
Czech:zneplatnění, anulování, ...
Danish:afvisning, annullering, ...
Dutch:ontkenning, nietigverklaring, ...
Greek:απαξίωση, ακύρωση, ...
Hungarian:elutasítás, érvénytelenítés, ...
Khmer:ការបដិសេធអារម្មណ៍, ការធ្វើឱ្យមោឃៈ, ...
Korean:무시, 무효화, ...
Persian:بی‌اعتبارسازی, ابطال, ...
Polish:unieważnianie, unieważnienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):invalidação, anulação, ...
Romanian:invalidare, ...
Swedish:ogiltigförklaring, annullering, ...
Thai:การเมินความรู้สึก, การทำให้เป็นโมฆะ, ...
Turkish:geçersiz kılma, ...
Vietnamese:sự phủ nhận, vô hiệu hóa, ...

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