forsworn

Also fore·sworn

[fawr-swawrn, -swohrn]

verb

1. past participle of forswear.

adjective

1. perjured.

forsworn

/ fɔːˈswɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of forswear

Other Word Forms

• forswornness noun
• unforsworn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of forsworn¹

First recorded before 1000, for the adjective

Example Sentences

“Director” may be the wrong word, though; the onscreen credit is simply “by” Harmony Korine, who has apparently forsworn any impulse to control his material.

From New York Times

None of this is to say that Rodrigo has forsworn the type of emotional melodrama that made her a star.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, after the market downturn, Musk changed his tune, “suddenly demanding ‘verification’ that spam was not a serious problem on Twitter’s platform, and claiming a burning need to conduct ‘diligence’ he had expressly forsworn.”

From Washington Post

Having forsworn the profit motive, Mr. Musk might not care whom he offends, either by welcoming extremists or by banning people who denounce him.

From New York Times

Japan, which has forsworn combat since the end of World War II, had not sent military matériel to another country in the midst of fighting a war in more than 75 years.

From New York Times

Related Words

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• untruthful 
• wrong