# rescind

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsɪnd/ · frequency rank #34,262

## Definitions
1. To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
2. To cut away or off.

## Etymology
From the Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”).

## Easily confused with
- **resin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-resin)
- **rewind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-rewind)
- **respond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-respond)
- **rescued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-rescued)
- **resting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-resting)
- **rescuing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-rescuing)
- **remind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remind-vs-rescind)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erscind`, `recsind`, `resccind`, `rescidn`, `rescindd`, `rescinnd`, `rescnid`, `resicnd`, `resscind`, `rrescind`, `rsecind`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rescind