disavowal

Meaning

A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.

Synonyms

denial

repudiation

renunciation

disclaimer

refusal

recantation

rejection

renouncement

disownment

disallowance

abjuration

nonacceptance

rebuff

rebuttal

abandonment

retraction

abnegation

contradiction

defection

desertion

disapproval

discard

disowning

forsaking

negation

negative

Translations

désaveu

sconfessione

repudio

αποκήρυξη

negativa

negação

diniego

negación

άρνηση

abjuration

Verleugnung

Nichtanerkennung

ontkenning

verloochening

Verneinung

Pronounced as (IPA)

[dɪsəˈvaʊ(ə)ɫ]

Etymology

From disavow + -al or dis- + avowal.