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DISAVOWAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Synonyms:

disavowal; disclaimer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("disavowal" is a kind of...):

denial (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disavowal"):

abjuration; recantation; retraction (a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)

Derivation:

disavow (refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with)

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