Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of disowning; repudiation; specifically, expulsion from membership in the Society of Friends.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Act of disowning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Act of
disowning .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun refusal to acknowledge as one's own
Etymologies
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Examples
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To be absent from this weekly ritual was to risk disownment.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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To be absent from this weekly ritual was to risk disownment.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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I've been disowned; actually, it's been more of a mutual disownment and my trust in the family is blown to bits.
It's her birthday and she should cry if she wants to Post 2010
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To be absent from this weekly ritual was to risk disownment.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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To be absent from this weekly ritual was to risk disownment.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010
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The day her father had thrown her out of the house, accusing her of making disownment a family trait.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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The day her father had thrown her out of the house, accusing her of making disownment a family trait.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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The day her father had thrown her out of the house, accusing her of making disownment a family trait.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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Ratha's discovery of fire and the subsequent disownment from the clan is an interesting take on the man vs. society theme in young adult literature.
Ratha's Creature by Clare Bell Tarie 2008
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Ratha's discovery of fire and the subsequent disownment from the clan is an interesting take on the man vs. society theme in young adult literature.
Archive 2008-12-01 Tarie 2008
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