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disowning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disownment |
| Type of | renunciation, repudiation |
| Derivation | disown |
Examples of disowning
disowning
Tyler took over and soon managed to antagonize both parties into disowning him.
From the time.com
I don't think I would want to console her after disowning and threatening me.
From the guardian.co.uk
Disowning your parents, siblings and other relatives may prove to be a plus.
From the economist.com
Personally speaking I'm absolutely gutted that she's now disowning that first album.
From the guardian.co.uk
The facts, however, indicate that this public disowning was in fact a ruse.
From the infowars.com
Often an author speaking to the book club has come close to disowning the film version of his or her novel.
From the guardian.co.uk
The NZ Government is now disowning the NZ temperature record.
From the independent.co.uk
Obama, in a March 18 speech in Philadelphia, condemned the minister's sermons without disowning him.
From the bloomberg.com
Any news on an apology or disowning of the shameful backing of Clegg moments before polling day yet?
From the guardian.co.uk
- Disinherit: prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
- Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
- (disownment) refusal to acknowledge as one's own
- Disown is a four-piece Electronic/Industrial/Rock band originally from Cleveland, Ohio.
- In bash shell, disown builtin command is used to remove jobs from the job table, or to mark jobs so that SIGHUP is not sent to them if the parent shell receives it (e.g. if the user log out).
- Disownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one's consanguineous child as a member of one's family or kin. ...
