disallow

[dis-uh-lou]

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verb (used with object)

to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
to refuse to admit the truth or validity of: to disallow the veracity of a report.

Origin of disallow

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Old French word desallouer. See dis-¹, allow

Related formsdis·al·low·a·ble, adjectivedis·al·low·a·ble·ness, noundis·al·low·ance, noun

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Related Words for disallowance

refusal, rejection, repudiation, turndown, ban, inhibition, interdiction, prohibition, restriction, taboo

Examples from the Web for disallowance

Historical Examples of disallowance

Owing to the disallowance of the Oaths Bill there was no report from the committee.
The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3
John Charles Dent
The disallowance is published in Victoria on the 1st of May.
England's Case Against Home Rule
Albert Venn Dicey
As to the disallowance of Colonial bills, see pp. 202-5, ante.
England's Case Against Home Rule
Albert Venn Dicey
Then this statute was passed last year, of which we are now asking the disallowance, and I am going to speak of that briefly.
Bilingualism
N. A. Belcourt
The Two-penny Act was good and essential, and its disallowance was a breach of the contract.
Give Me Liberty
Thomas J. Wertenbaker

British Dictionary definitions for disallowance

disallow

verb (tr)

to reject as untrue or invalid
to cancel

Derived Formsdisallowable, adjectivedisallowance, noun

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Word Origin and History for disallowance

disallow

late 14c., "to refuse to praise," from Old French desalouer "to blame," from des- (see dis-) + alouer (see allow); meaning "to reject" is from 1550s. Related: Disallowed; disallowing; disallowance.