/ri??kt/C2tointentionallydo theoppositeof what someonewantsyou to do because you do not liketheirrulesorideas:Hereactedagainst everything he had beentaught.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRefusing & rejecting
abnegate
abnegation
bar
batsomething/someoneaway
blow(something)out
brush
disown
jettison
laugh
miss a chance/opportunityidiom
punt onsomething
quit
quit onsomeone
react
recusant
repudiate
resistant
spurn
turnyournose upidiom
unclaimed
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