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disowning

disowning

7.0
Refusing to accept someone or something as your own
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈoʊnɪŋ/
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  • Her disowning of his actions demonstrated how distant they had grown over the years.

Examples

  • The disowning of the responsibility for the incident surprised everyone involved.

  • And it's it's men disowning their own sex, right.

  • Because on the flip side of that, the problem I have with always be positive is it's disowning negative emotions.

  • Well, didn't think of it, but OK, that's good to know because we might, sometimes you might go too far disowning certain parts of ourselves.

  • Could it also mean that you've been disowning parts of you and therefore that's brought that in to great wake you up, right.

  • If you're a trans kid, the important thing is disowning that you're a man or a boy.

  • disowning one's family can be a painful decision that reflects deep personal conflict.

Synonyms

repudiation
vsdisowning
  • Formal
5 8.7

Saying you do not accept something, for example an accusation or agreement

focuses specifically on refusing to accept or acknowledge as one's own
disavowal
vsdisowning
  • Formal
2 8.1

A public statement saying you have no knowledge of or connection to something

is a refusal to accept or acknowledge as one's own not a public denial
renunciation
vsdisowning
  • Formal
2 8.2

An official act of giving up a right, claim, or thing you own

is a refusal to accept or acknowledge as one's own not a formal surrender
disownment
vsdisowning
8.2

The act of refusing to accept someone as part of your family

is the same meaning but is an alternative noun form

Antonyms

acceptance
104 2.7

Being approved or welcomed by other people

acknowledgment
  • US
42 4.2

Admitting that something is true

How Rejecting

excommunication
  • Formal
11 9.8
ostracism
4 7.9
disowning
7.0
rejection
180 3.0
disapproval
45 3.0

Surface Forms

disowning singular
disownings plural

Morphology

disowning = disown (semi-transparent) = dis + own + ing

Adding '-ing' to the verb 'disown' straightforwardly forms an action noun.

Etymology

Disowning comes from the parts dis- 'not' and own 'to have' or 'belong to'. So to disown someone is to say they are 'not yours' or to refuse to accept them, which explains the modern meaning of refusing to acknowledge a person or thing as your own.