1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair
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2
as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the dictatorial father angrily disowned his rebellious son
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Recent Examples of disown
Glen Powell plays a charming guy disowned by his wealthy family when he was born.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.
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Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.
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Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
When Mary won’t give up the baby, she’s disowned by patriarch Whitelaw (Ed Harris) and exiled to New Jersey from her family’s palatial Long Island estate.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.
—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.
—
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disown
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His opponent claimed that created a conflict of interest, which Weiser denied.
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The two housekeepers denied having such a conversation with Brown, noting language differences would have made such a discussion unlikely.
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Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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Those seeking to stop the roundup reject almost all of the federal agencies’ claims, from the size of the herd to the notion that the horses cause ecological damage.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.
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Fortunately, video replay allows people to validate—or refute—a referee’s decision.
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“Disown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disown. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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