disavow

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪsəˈvaʊ/

Verb

disavow (disavows, present participle disavowing; past and past participle disavowed)

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

   Synonyms: abjure, deny, disclaim, disown, reject

   Antonyms: accept, own up

   He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.

2. (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

   Synonyms: disprove, deny, impugn, reject, repudiate

   Antonyms: accept, prove

   Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism.

Related terms

• disavowal
• disavowed

Translations

• French: désavouer
• German: abstreiten, verleugnen, widersprechen, sich distanzieren von, desavouieren
• Spanish: repudiar

Translations

• French: désavouer, désapprouver
• German: bestreiten, zurückweisen

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