单词	disowns
释义	disown verb dis·​own (ˌ)dis-ˈōn  disowned; disowning; disowns transitive verb 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 negative refute reject repudiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school. He was disowned for bringing shame to the family. Recent Examples on the Web One 68-year-old woman whose son is fighting against Russia, was forced to disown him in a video broadcast on a pro-government Telegram channel. Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 When the court upheld President Trump's travel ban, in 2018, Chief Justice John Roberts went out of his way to disown the infamous 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, which let stand the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. The Week Staff, The Week, 22 May 2022 This is, in effect, a way for the White House to disown its own CDC. The Editors, National Review, 21 Apr. 2022 In some rural areas, a brother will disown a city-dwelling brother who allows a daughter to go to school, said Hashmi, adding that the Taliban leadership is trying to decide how to open education for girls beyond the sixth grade nationwide. Kathy Gannon, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022 But George—who during that war changed his dynasty’s name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in an attempt to disown its German origins—was more secure than ever. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2021 Kiran is mindful that her parents, who were told by village elders to disown her older sister in India for marrying outside their caste, will be vehemently opposed to her new relationship. Stefanie Milligan, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2022 The state party not only censured her but adopted a resolution to effectively disown her. New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022 And for young people who had grown up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there was a fear that their families would disown them if they were outed, Malin remembers. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition disown verb dis·​own dis-ˈōn  disowned; disowning : to refuse to accept any longer a relationship with or connection to … they disowned my mother when she got married … Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. disowns verb present tense third-person singular of disown 1 as in denies to declare not to be true he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance denies refutes rejects disavows contradicts repudiates disclaims disallows negates gainsays disaffirms disconfirms traverses confutes disproves rebuts negatives disputes challenges disagrees (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms admits confirms owns acknowledges concedes accepts adopts embraces declares allows asserts affirms announces submits avows claims maintains professes espouses avers verifies corroborates validates authenticates substantiates See More 2 as in refuses to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son Synonyms & Similar Words denies refuses disavows refutes repudiates disclaims criticizes rejects contradicts renounces confutes disproves disallows washes one's hands of recants retracts abdicates rebuts gainsays negates abjures challenges questions disputes negatives Antonyms & Near Antonyms owns acknowledges recognizes claims adopts accepts embraces admits confesses declares asserts announces concedes affirms avows maintains submits confirms professes espouses grants verifies avers corroborates validates authenticates substantiates See More
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