disclaimer

American  

[dis-klay-mer] / dɪsˈkleɪ mər /

noun

• disclaimers
  plural

1. the act of disclaiming; the renouncing, repudiating, or denying of a claim; disavowal.

2. a person who disclaims.

3. a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.

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disclaimer British  

/ dɪsˈkleɪmə /

noun

1. a repudiation or denial

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Usage

What does disclaimer mean? A disclaimer is a statement or document intended to limit the responsibility or legal liability of a company, organization, or person. Disclaimers typically claim that the party issuing the disclaimer is NOT responsible for certain risks or is NOT affiliated with certain other parties—they make as many statements as they can to deny responsibility. Example: The disclaimer at the bottom of the page says that this information should be used for entertainment purposes only.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• disclaimers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of disclaimer

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French: to disclaim

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Compare meaning

How does disclaimer compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• disclaimer vs. disclosure

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Explanation

A disclaimer is a statement that rejects a legal claim. If you're speaking on Russian history and don't want to be quoted, offer a disclaimer that all your information comes from Wikipedia and you're not responsible for its accuracy. A claim is the assertion that you have a right to something, so a disclaimer is the opposite: the rejection of a claim. If you don't want to keep the money you're inheriting, you can file a disclaimer and pass all the money on to a charity. Although disclaimer comes from talking about legal claims, we also use it in general to mean "denial" or "repudiation."

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

disclaimer disclaimers

After a similar flood of messages, a Chinese-American student named Winston Lee at the University of Pennsylvania added a disclaimer to his LinkedIn profile: "I do not go to Cornell."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

For example, one Georgia ad included the disclaimer, “This video has been manipulated or generated with artificial intelligence,” while an Oklahoma ad said, “Political satire. AI-generated images do not depict actual events.”

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now, there is a “Yes! Actually Works!” disclaimer on every product he makes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was a telltale uncanniness to it—people clapping too slowly, as if underwater—but there was no disclaimer that it was fake.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I was permitted to reissue the book only on condition that a disclaimer was included, assuring Muggle readers that it was a work of fiction.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Yet it lacks the usual on-screen disclaimers about who funded it, so I reached out to Ramaswamy’s campaign to ask whether it had any involvement with the video.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Introducing someone as a stepsister evokes a host of unspoken disclaimers: Not my real sister!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

This lack of disclaimers makes tracking AI use in ads challenging.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

An investment in quantum comes with the usual disclaimers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

As soon as we get off the bus, Sam starts giving me disclaimers and warnings.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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