Renegando (en. Denying)

/renegando/

Meaning & Definition

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verb
To renounce, disapprove of, or regard with disdain something that was previously accepted.
She feels she is reneging on her past.
Ella se siente renegando de su pasado.
To express discontent or rejection continuously.
He has been reneging on the company's decisions.
Él ha estado renegando de las decisiones de la empresa.
To act with disdain towards something that was previously accepted.
Young people often tend to renege on family traditions.
Los jóvenes suelen renegando de las tradiciones familiares.

Etymology

From the verb 'renegar', which comes from the Latin 'renegare', meaning 'to deny again'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to renounce something
To reject or disapprove of something.
renegar de algo
renouncing his roots
Refusing to accept one's origin or past.
renegando de sus raíces
one should not be reneging
One should not reject something that one has chosen.
no hay que renegando

Related Words

renegade
A person who has renounced a belief or cause.
renegado
disapproval
Rejection or lack of approval.
desaprobación
rebellion
An attitude of one who opposes established authority or norms.
rebeldía

Slang Meanings

Vehement rejection of something.
He is strongly reneging on his old life.
Está renegando con mucha fuerza de su antigua vida.
Social disapproval.
People look at him badly, he is reneging.
La gente lo mira mal, está renegando.