This is the 9371st most frequent Japanese word.
破棄
"破棄" means "discard," "revoke," or "annul."
In this sentence, '破棄' is used to mean 'to dispose of' or 'to discard', typically referring to the action of getting rid of important or unnecessary items in a decisive manner.
その機密書類は破棄されました。
The confidential documents were disposed of.
Here, '破棄' signifies 'to terminate' or 'to revoke' in a formal or legal context, usually applied to agreements or contracts.
契約を破棄する決定が下されました。
A decision has been made to terminate the contract.
In this example, '破棄' is understood as 'to abandon' or 'to reject', applied to ideas or plans that are intentionally not pursued further.