Disown

Word DISOWN
Character 6
Hyphenation dis own
Pronunciations /dɪsˈəʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Disown"

What do we mean by disown?

To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate. transitive verb

To deny; not to allow; refuse to admit.

Specifically, in the Society of Friends, to remove from membership; dismiss.

Synonyms To disavow, disclaim, disallow, renounce.

To refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to one's self; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; not to own or acknowledge; repudiate.

To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally transitive verb

To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. transitive verb

To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. verb

Cast off verb

Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting verb

To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.

To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session.

Disown is to refuse to acknowledge a person/being. To refuse to have ever knowing this person or being. Urban Dictionary

What extremely religious families do to children who don’t believe in the same religion as their parents Urban Dictionary

What you should do to any dumbass who goes around saying "owned". Urban Dictionary

Refusal to acknowledge, and/ or maintain any connection with. people are often ''disowned'' by their family. to be disowned is to be ignored like you don't exist by a specific person/group as they should act as if they don't know you, and never did. Urban Dictionary

What your parents were planning to do the day you were born Urban Dictionary

What my dad did to me when he went to find milk Urban Dictionary

What you do to anyone who says "OWNED" or "OWN3D" or "pwn3d" or "pawned",etc. Urban Dictionary

Owned so badly that you have no right to talk back. It is a variation of the word "owned;" a higher level of so-called "ownage." "dispwn3d" Urban Dictionary

Another way of saying "fuck and chuck" meaning to have sex with your boy/girlfriend and then break up with them. Urban Dictionary

Somewhat unsuprisingly to bone and disown is to bone and subsequently disown. In other words, one allures a female(or male) beds and then sheds, squirts one in the eye and says goodbye, has sex with and then ignores for ever more. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disown

The word "disown" in example sentences

Clinton's group of supporters are a people who find it easier to "disown" their own family members if they are upset with them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I actually think Obama's hesitation to immediately "disown" his former pastor shows backbone and loyalty. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's a little late for Obama to express such outrage, especially since Wright isn't saying anything new, and especially after Obama told us all that he cannot "disown" Wright. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So, it's no wonder these white voters can say they'll "disown" their own party if Obama is the nominee. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I believe that people tend to "disown" their ailments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just to be clear, there is a reason that all human beings are capable of psychological projection, which is the emotional technique of attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to someone else in order to 'disown' those feelings. ❋ Dr. Sanity (2009)

Hence, where Mr. Obama is concerned, his refusal to "disown" Reverend Wright based on his ludicrous claim that he had not been "present" for any of such sermons makes this an issue of honesty, not race, of political expediency not moral courage. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Playing the Race Card and Understanding Who Stacked the Deck yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Playing the Race Card and Understanding Who Stacked the Deck'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: When Barack Obama gave his speech "A More Perfect Union", the public was treated to something different and almost hypnotic; a politician who didn\'t duck the issue, "disown" his pastor for remarks that shocked many Americans. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I couldn't "disown" Wright without disowning half my family, most of my friends, 90% of my acquaintences and almost all public figures who have ever spoken with their conscious or unconscious fears and prejudices and reactions giving voice to painful personal perspectives. ❋ Steven Barnes (2008)

And he wasted time in his Philadelphia speech on race by saying he can't "disown" Rev. Wright any more than he could "disown the black community." ❋ Unknown (2008)

His explanation that he found some of Wright's fiery sermons "not only wrong but divisive," while he refused to "disown" him, made both moral and political sense. ❋ Drew, Elizabeth (2008)

He said that he could no more "disown" his pastor than he could disown "my white grandmother -- a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me." ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the other side made up in zeal and activity what they lacked in numbers, and proceeded to "disown" all of the opposite party. ❋ Unknown (1873)

Barack Obama decides to "disown" him on Tuesday, April 29th after he realized his campaign was in severe turmoil due to his association with Mr. Wright. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since the HHA Board has five members, in three years a majority could vote to "disown" the property. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In March, after the video clips began to damage Obama's poll numbers, the senator gave a speech in Philadelphia in which he denounced the pastor's remarks but refused to "disown" him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rest assured, I won't "disown" you for the suggestions you make regarding Persephone's religious education. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Jana] went out and bought a dime bag. Mark then [disowned] her for a year until she went to [rehab]. ❋ Joe Yo (2007)

[Carl] believed in [Buddhism] and his Christian families [disowned] him ❋ Dubiks (2018)

You just got [dis-owned] you little pwned [homos].I just disown [-ed] YOU. ❋ Loloserz (2005)

"[Amy's] family [disowned] her when they found out she was a [lesbian]." ❋ Qztal (2018)

I [have been] [disowned] ❋ That Certain Someone (2019)

Dad: I will be right back i will [get some milk] [2000 years later]: Dad: [DISOWNED] ❋ RIBBITE (2021)

Haha,[you stupid] [little shit] fucks just got [disOWNED]!!! ❋ Lick My Ass And The Back Of My Balls (2005)

One gets repeatedly destroyed in [Halo], but loves [to talk trash]. After losing for the 3rd time in a [row], this player is disowned by the superior players. ❋ CM (2005)

Tyler [boned] and [disowned] [Shanna]. ❋ GhettoBootay (2005)

[AAA] i noticed that Dave was piecin' Laura is he still with her? No no, he boned, but then [disowned]. He fucked her then [chucked] her, boned her in the car and said tara, classic bone and disown. ❋ Loz (2004)

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