请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 disown
释义

Trends of
disown

View usage for:

disown

(dɪsoʊn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disowns, present participle disowning, past tense, past participle disowned
verb
If you disown someone or something, you say or show that you no longer want to have any connection with them or any responsibility for them.
The man who murdered the girl is no son of mine. I disown him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: deny, reject, abandon, renounce More Synonyms of disown

disown in British English

(dɪsˈəʊn)
verb
(transitive)
to deny any connection with; refuse to acknowledge
Derived forms
disowner (disˈowner)
noun
disownment (disˈownment)
noun

disown in American English

(dɪsˈoʊn; dɪsˈoʊn)
verb transitive
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own; repudiate; cast off

Examples of 'disown' in a sentence
disown

If I divorce him my family will disown me.
The Sun (2016)
He says he will do anything to win me back but I know my family will disown me if we get together again.
The Sun (2016)
There were unconfirmed reports in local media that some members of her family had disowned her.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She said her family would disown her.
The Sun (2010)
Right now my family has disowned me.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My family would disown me if they knew.
The Sun (2012)
His family disowned him when he got with me because they thought we were too young.
The Sun (2009)
He was disowned by his family after his arrest.
The Sun (2011)
He says he loves me but cannot leave her because his family would disown him.
The Sun (2014)
But he could not escape the marriage because he would be disowned by his family.
The Sun (2011)
My family would not disown me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Will he disown his own son?
The Sun (2015)
We're happy but his family have disowned him.
The Sun (2009)
His family disowned him for converting, and his life has been difficult since.
Christianity Today (2000)
My mother was disowned by her family; they held a wake for her and acted as if she was dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And now her family have disowned her, who will be there for her when the years begin to catch up?
The Sun (2010)
When I got pregnant my family disowned me and life was hard.
The Sun (2014)
Saying no would mean my family would disown me and I had to prepare myself for that.
The Sun (2011)
It was wonderful but I think our family would disown us completely if they knew.
The Sun (2015)
Friends and family will disown me if I leave my wife given the current situation.
The Sun (2012)
I don't know what he said but my biological father called me and said that his son had disowned him.
The Sun (2014)
Your next message to me is likely to be you feeling sorry for yourself because you've been dumped by your girlfriend and disowned by your family.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
disown

British English: disown VERB
If you disown someone or something, you say or show that you no longer want to have any connection with them or any responsibility for them.
The man is no longer my son. I disown him.
  • American English: disown
  • Brazilian Portuguese: renegar
  • Chinese: 声明与…脱离关系
  • European Spanish: renegar de
  • French: renier
  • German: verleugnen
  • Italian: rinnegare
  • Japanese: 自分のものと認めない
  • Korean: 의절하다
  • European Portuguese: renegar
  • Latin American Spanish: renegar de

Chinese translation of 'disown'

disown

(dɪsˈəun)

vt

  1. [action, comment] 否认(認)同 ... 有关(關)系(係) (fǒurén tóng ... yǒu guānxì)
  2. [child] 不认(認) (bù rèn)
(verb) 
Definition
to deny any connection with (someone)
Those comments were later disowned.
Synonyms
deny
I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent.
reject
Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents.
abandon
renounce
She renounced her old ways.
disallow
He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed.
retract
He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.
repudiate
He repudiated any form of nationalism.
cast off
rebut
disavow
He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.
disclaim
She disclaims any knowledge of her boss's business activities.
abnegate
The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects.
refuse to acknowledge or recognize

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abnegate
The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects.
Synonyms
give up,
refuse,
deny,
kick (informal),
decline,
reject,
abandon,
yield,
concede,
sacrifice,
surrender,
relinquish,
renounce,
refrain from,
eschew,
disallow,
forsake,
forgo,
abdicate,
abstain from,
forbear,
abjure
in the sense of disallow
Definition
to reject as untrue or invalid
He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed.
Synonyms
reject,
refuse,
ban,
dismiss,
cancel,
veto,
forbid,
embargo,
prohibit,
rebuff,
repudiate,
disown,
proscribe,
disavow,
disclaim,
abjure
in the sense of disavow
Definition
to deny connection with or responsibility for (something)
He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.
Synonyms
deny,
reject,
contradict,
retract,
repudiate,
disown,
rebut,
disclaim,
forswear,
gainsay (archaic, literary),
abjure

Nearby words of
disown

  • disorganized
  • disorientate
  • disorientated
  • disown
  • disparage
  • disparagement
  • disparaging

Synonyms of 'disown'

disown

Explore 'disown' in the dictionary
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/1/24 11:32:35