Disown vs Disavowed - What's the difference?
disown | disavowed |
To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
Strongly disowned or denied.
* 1809 —
(disavow)
As verbs the difference between disown and disavowed
is that disown is to refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own while disavowed is (disavow).As an adjective disavowed is
strongly disowned or denied.disown
English
Verb
(en verb)- Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to ''disown'' their daughter Juliet if she didn't go through with marrying Count Paris.
Usage notes
Particularly used of parents regarding their children, and stronger than the similar estrange, which can also be used of children regarding their parents, or of siblings.Synonyms
* disavow * disclaimdisavowed
English
Adjective
(-)- The recall of the disavowed minister having been followed by the appointment of a successor, hopes were indulged that the new mission would contribute to alleviate the disappointment which had been produced, and to remove the causes which had so long embarrassed the good understanding of the two nations.
