Australian English Meaning of disown
disown
Other Australian English words related to disown
Nearest Words of disown
- disorienting => disorienting
- disoriented => disoriented
- disorientation => Disorientation
- disorientate => disorientate
- disorient => disorient
- disorganizing => Disorganised
- disorganizer => disorganiser
- disorganized type schizophrenia => Disorganised type schizophrenia
- disorganized schizophrenia => Disorganised schizophrenia
- disorganized => disorganised
Definitions and Meaning of disown in English
disown (v)
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
cast off
disown (v. t.)
To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings.
To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.
FAQs About the word disown
disown
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting, cast offTo refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected
deny,refute,reject,Contradict,disaffirm,disallow,disavow,disclaim,negate,repudiate
accept,acknowledge,admit,adopt,allow,concede,confirm,embrace,own,Affirm
disorienting => disorienting, disoriented => disoriented, disorientation => Disorientation, disorientate => disorientate, disorient => disorient,