disavow

Verb

Meaning

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.

To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

welsh distance forsaking negative drop reverse dispute withdraw reject deny refuse recall cancel renounce contradict
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Antonyms

commission state own bear claim maintain
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Hypernyms

deny

Hyponyms

deny

Related terms

disavowal disavowed

Phrases with the word

to disavow

Derivatives

disavowed disavowing

Examples

Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children Source: Internet

About two dozen Republican congressional candidates in the Nov. 3 election have voiced support for QAnon, while Trump himself has refused to disavow the movement. Source: Internet

After all, basic IT forensics are easily used to verify or disavow an email’s origin. Source: Internet

Baptist churches are widely considered to be Protestant churches, though some Baptists disavow this identity. Source: Internet

By the late 1970s, Scientology was keen to disavow its connection with Narconon. Source: Internet

However, by 1938, Lloyd George's distaste for Neville Chamberlain led him to disavow Chamberlain's appeasement policies. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disaventure disaventurous disavouch disavowable disavowal disavowance