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- Dictionarydisown/dɪsˈəʊn/
verb
- 1. refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with: "Lovell's rich family had disowned him because of his marriage"
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DISOWN definition: 1. to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely…. Learn more.
1. : to refuse to acknowledge as one's own. 2. a. : to repudiate any connection or identification with. b. : to deny the validity or authority of. disownment. (ˌ)dis-ˈōn-mənt. noun. Synonyms. contradict. deny. disaffirm. disallow. disavow. disclaim. disconfirm. gainsay. negate.
To disown someone is to reject them. If you disown your brother, you refuse to have anything to do with him: not only do you not speak or have contact, but it's as if he's no longer related to you. When one person disowns another, it's because of some terrible argument or deep-rooted conflict.
Disown definition: to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce. See examples of DISOWN used in a sentence.
If you disown someone or something, you say or show that you no longer want to have any connection with them or any responsibility for them. The man who murdered the girl is no son of mine. I disown him.
DISOWN meaning: 1. to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely…. Learn more.
verb. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge: deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disclaim, reject, renounce, repudiate.
Definition of disown verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Disown definition: to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce. See examples of DISOWN used in a sentence.
DISOWN meaning: to say that you do not want to have any involvement or connection with someone: . Learn more.
