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Meaning of disownment in English:

disownment

Pronunciation /dɪsˈəʊnm(ə)nt/

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noun

See disown

‘Not once did they mention their previous disownment.’
  • ‘Facing virtual disownment, Victor must now struggle to reconcile his outdoor persona with his indoor realities.’
  • ‘It ended with his disownment and, in 1871, his sudden death from smallpox.’
  • ‘His neurotic mother sends him letters of adoration, then letters of disownment.’
  • ‘Her mother was probably looking down on her with disgust and disownment for her.’