disinherit
verb (used with object)
to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
disinherited
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past participleof disinherit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disinherit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disinheritverb (used with object)to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
Example Sentences
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A bitter man, George Tennyson had been disinherited by his own father and forced into holy orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“I believe there was a will that disinherited us somewhere,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Howard Thurman said, “There is one overmastering problem that the socially and politically disinherited always face: under what terms is survival possible?”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
I’m also confused as to how your half siblings are connected to you being disinherited by your mom.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2021
Out of the magazines I read came a passionate call for the experiences of the disinherited, and there were none of the lame lispings of the missionary in it.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
