disavow

(dĭs'ə-vou')
tr.v., -vowed, -vow·ing, -vows.
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]

disavowable dis'a·vow'a·ble adj.
disavowal dis'a·vow'al n.

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verb

To refuse to recognize or acknowledge: deny, disacknowledge, disclaim, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate. Idioms: turn one's back on. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: reject
Antonyms: agree, approve, sanction, vouch for, vow

IN BRIEF: n. - Denial of any connection with or knowledge of.

My loss of interest in contemporary culture was only a symptom of a deeper malady – a disavowal of almost everything that had once fascinated or at least entertained me. — Daniel Pinchbeck

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• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - disavow: (vb) deny knowledge of

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fornægte, desavouere, fralægge sig ansvar for

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontkennen

Français (French)
v. tr. - désavouer, renier

Deutsch (German)
v. - leugnen, nicht anerkennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαρνούμαι, αποκηρύσσω

Italiano (Italian)
rinnegare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desautorizar, rejeitar

Русский (Russian)
отрицать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - renegar de, desaprobar, negarse a aceptar la responsabilidad de, negar tener conocimiento de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte vilja kännas vid

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
否认, 推翻, 拒绝接受

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 否認, 推翻, 拒絕接受

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부인하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 否定する, 否認する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتنصل من ( المسؤوليه أو المعرفه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניער חוצנו מאחריות, כפר, דחה, שלל כל קשר‬

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