Disavowal: meaning, definitions and examples

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disavowal

 

[ หŒdษชsษ™หˆvaสŠษ™l ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

legal

The act of denying any connection or responsibility for something; repudiation.

Synonyms

denial, rejection, renunciation, repudiation

Examples of usage

  • His disavowal of the company's actions saved his reputation.
  • She made a public disavowal of the statements attributed to her.
  • The disavowal of the treaty by the government caused international uproar.
  • The disavowal of any involvement in the scandal was met with skepticism.
  • His disavowal of the project left his team scrambling to find a replacement.

Translations

Translations of the word "disavowal" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desmentido

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคธเฅเคตเฅ€เค•เฅƒเคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Leugnung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penyangkalan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะฟะตั€ะตั‡ะตะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zaprzeczenie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฆ่ช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉmenti

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desmentido

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท inkรขr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ€์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฅู†ูƒุงุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ popล™enรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ popretie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฆ่ฎค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zanikanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ afneitun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะพา›า›ะฐ ัˆั‹า“ะฐั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒแƒ แƒงแƒแƒคแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ inkar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desmentido

Etymology

The word 'disavowal' originated in the late 16th century from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart, away' and 'avowal' meaning 'open acknowledgment.' It has been used in legal contexts to refer to the act of disclaiming any connection or responsibility for something.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #27,251, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.