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disavowal
dis·a·vow D0252300 (dĭs′ə-vou′)tr.v. dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows 1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with: "The American communists ... promoted Roosevelt's reelection in 1944—although Roosevelt formally disavowed their support" (Donald A. Ritchie).2. To assert to be wrong or of little value: "After 1920 his style changed almost completely, and he disavowed his early works" (Mary V. Dearborn).
[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]
dis′a·vow′a·ble adj.dis′a·vow′al n.dis•a•vow•al (ˌdɪs əˈvaʊ əl)
n. repudiation; denial. [1740–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | disavowal - denial of any connection with or knowledge ofdisclaimerdenial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"abjuration, recantation, retraction - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
disavowalnoun denial, rejection, contradiction, disclaimer, renunciation, retraction, repudiation, gainsaying (archaic or literary), recantation, abjuration a public disavowal of his beliefsTranslationsabjurationabnégationdésaveuотказотречениеотрицаниеLegalSeeDisavowdisavowal
Related to disavowal: deviance disavowalSynonyms for disavowalnoun denialSynonyms- denial
- rejection
- contradiction
- disclaimer
- renunciation
- retraction
- repudiation
- gainsaying
- recantation
- abjuration
Synonyms for disavowalnoun denial of any connection with or knowledge ofSynonymsRelated Words- denial
- abjuration
- recantation
- retraction
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