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[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.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. disaggregate,
  2. disaggregation,
  3. disagree,
  4. disagreeable,
  5. disagreement,
  6. disallowable,
  7. disambiguate,
  8. disambiguation,
  9. disannul,
  10. disappear

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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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

v.

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.

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