disown
verb (used with object)
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
disowned
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past participleof disown.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 disown.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disownverb (used with object)to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.
Example Sentences
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Even though no allegations had been proven against Mondal, his mother appeared to have disowned her son and refused to accept his body.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He has disowned his previous Merkelism; as prime minister, he now champions Canada’s emergence as an “energy superpower” helping to restabilize the world and, not incidentally, Canada’s internal politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In her memoir, Erivo writes at length about her estrangement from her father, who disowned her when she was 16 after an argument in a London train station.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025
But uncertainty surrounds the royal succession, with no public announcement of an heir to the current king -- among his seven children, four have been officially disowned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
The first game got so heated that Jay walked away from the table and disowned both of us.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
