Disavow

Word DISAVOW
Character 7
Hyphenation dis a vow
Pronunciations /dɪsəˈvaʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Disavow"

What do we mean by disavow?

To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with. transitive verb

To assert to be wrong or of little value. transitive verb

To disown; disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or connection with; repudiate; deny concurrence in or approval of; refuse to own or acknowledge; disclaim.

To deny; disprove.

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown. transitive verb

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

To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown. verb

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

Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with verb

To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

Without association. Refuse to acknowledge. No approval. Deny responsibility for. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disavow

The word "disavow" in example sentences

Then, as now, the issue was the Palestinians' maximalist demands and the refusal of the State Department to insist that the Palestinians "disavow" an agenda that would spell the demise of the Jewish state. ❋ Jennifer Rubin (2011)

I have to say, as a Die Hard Mode fan, that Just Can't Get Enough is one of the tracks I kind of disavow a little ... ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

He's not going to 'disavow' it, whatever that means in this context. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"He needs to 'disavow' that community and its leaders entirely!" many will decry. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Of course, St John will "disavow" every single smear and the press will give him credit for being a stand up guy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In answer to another question, she said she didn't know if any 9-11 Truthers were on her staff, and she wouldn't "disavow" (Beck's term) anyone for their opinion on that topic. ❋ Admin (2010)

Positioned on the other side of the argument is the Association of National Advertisers, which has asked the commission to "disavow" any effort to add commercials to the content ratings menu, saying that Congress 'instruction to the FCC to conduct a study was not be treated as an "invitation to regulate." ❋ Unknown (2009)

His appeal mischaracterizes Robinson's actions, claiming the judge was "offended" that Kerik's supporters "had proclaimed his innocence and criticized the prosecution prior to the plea, and Mr. Kerik did not 'disavow' these statements. ... ❋ Len Levitt (2010)

'disavow' any advisers known to hold certain beliefs about 9/11. ❋ Admin (2010)

We disavow any single causal interpretation of historical trends—too many different things are going on in modern society for any simple story to be explanatory. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

A growing number of Americans, especially young people, have come to disavow religion. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

Should the Supreme Court disavow it, the student body at the University of Texas and many other public colleges and universities would almost instantly become whiter and more Asian, and less black and Hispanic. ❋ Peter Aranda (2012)

The letter offers Mr. Munter a chance to "disavow what happened" before the group files suit. ❋ Adam Entous (2011)

I know the rest of the world is more favorable to naked licensing than the US, but I'm not sure that means that Del Monte gets to disavow all knowledge, to borrow from another franchise. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Del Monte has been trying to disavow the use of its name, saying the Bondsicle is not really a Del Monte product. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Will he disavow the woman-trashing perpetuated by others in his name? ❋ Erin Matson (2011)

We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You'll never hear any of the republican leaders disavow this kind of behavior. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A fuckboy: I wish there was a cure for AIDS. [SS] guy: It would be better if it could be modified to target people with a certain [percentage] of [melanin] in the skin. An intellectual: I disavow everything that has been said in this server, and everything that will ever be said in this server. What is said here does not represent my beliefs. ❋ Proza (2019)

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