Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.

    Verleugnung

    отрица́ниеotricánije, отка́зotkáz, отрече́ниеotrečénije

    denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Talia wrote a bitter disavowal of her former beliefs.

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  2. The king demanded a clear disavowal of the rebellion.

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  3. The senator issued a formal disavowal of the offensive remarks.

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  4. Alex's public disavowal of the plan surprised everyone who had supported it.

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  5. Max's silence was taken by some as a quiet disavowal of the agreement.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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denial:
Deutsch
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Forms

plural: disavowals
Singulardisavowal
Pluraldisavowals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • denial of any connection with or knowledge of:disclaimer

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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