Associations to the word «Disowning»

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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis