had been disowning

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of disown.
  disown

  verb (used with object)

  to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce.

Related Words

• disavow
• discard
• disclaim
• renounce
• repudiate
• retract