Disown: meaning, definitions and examples
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disown
[ dษชsหษสn ]
family relationship
Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with someone.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He disowned his own son after the scandal.
- She decided to disown her parents for their cruel behavior.
property ownership
Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with something that one is responsible for.
Synonyms
abdicate responsibility for, dissociate from, divest oneself of
Examples of usage
- The company decided to disown the controversial project.
- He disowned all his possessions and decided to live a minimalist lifestyle.
Translations
Translations of the word "disown" in other languages:
๐ต๐น renegar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเฅเคฏเคพเคเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verleugnen
๐ฎ๐ฉ menyangkal
๐บ๐ฆ ะทัะตะบัะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ wyrzec siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ธใๅใ (ใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท renier
๐ช๐ธ renegar
๐น๐ท reddetmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ๋ฒ๋ฆฌ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชููุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ zลeknout se
๐ธ๐ฐ zriecลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ๆญ็ปๅ ณ็ณป (duร n juรฉ guฤn xรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ zatajiti
๐ฎ๐ธ afneita
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐั ัะฐััั
๐ฌ๐ช แฃแแ แงแแคแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ imtina etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ renegar
Word origin
The word 'disown' originated in the late 16th century from the combination of the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'apart, away' and the word 'own'. It originally meant to refuse to acknowledge someone as one's own or to refuse to own up to something. Over time, it has come to be commonly used in the context of family relationships and property ownership.