Antonyms for enjoinment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-join |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdʒɔɪn |
Definition of enjoinment
Origin :- early 13c., engoinen, from stem of Old French enjoindre (12c.) "impose (on), inflict; subject to; assign (to)," from Latin injungere "to join, fasten, attach;" figuratively "to inflict, to attack, impose," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + jungere "to join" (see jugular). Related: Enjoined; enjoining.
- As in refusal : noun denial of responsibility; unwillingness
- As in turndown : noun refusal
- The enjoinment of self-criticism and self-culture seems a simpler and less circumstantial rule of life.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
Synonyms for enjoinment
- abnegation
- ban
- choice
- cold shoulder
- declension
- declination
- defiance
- denial
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- discountenancing
- disfavor
- dissent
- enjoinment
- exclusion
- forbidding
- interdiction
- knockback
- negation
- nix
- no
- nonacceptance
- noncompliance
- nonconsent
- option
- pass
- prohibition
- proscription
- rebuff
- refutation
- regrets
- rejection
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiation
- repulse
- repulsion
- reversal
- thumbs down
- turndown
- veto
- withholding
- writ
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