Associations to the word «Disowned»

Wiktionary

DISOWN, verb. To refuse to own or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

Dictionary definition

DISOWN, verb. Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.
DISOWN, verb. Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.