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Grounded vs Disowned - What's the difference?

grounded | disowned |

As verbs the difference between grounded and disowned

is that grounded is (ground) while disowned is (disown).

As an adjective grounded

is (aviation|of an airman) not allowed to fly.

grounded

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
  • (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
  • (of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.
  • (electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (ground)
  • Anagrams

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    disowned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disown)
  • Anagrams

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    disown

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
  • 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 * disclaim