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  2. the action of saying that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something: Despite his repeated disavowals, he seems ambitious for power. Not everyone is convinced by the group's disavowal of criminality and violence. See. disavow.

  3. A disavowal of something is a statement that you are not connected with it or responsible for it, or that you no longer agree with or believe in it. [ formal ] ...a public disavowal of his beliefs.

  4. to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something: They were quick to disavow the rumour. She tried to disavow her past. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Refusing & rejecting. abjuration. abjure. abnegate. abnegation. bar. bat something/someone away phrasal verb. decline.

  5. 1. : to deny responsibility for : repudiate. disavowed the actions of his subordinates. 2. : to refuse to acknowledge or accept : disclaim. party leaders disavowed him. … have publicly disavowed any claim on the Graceland estate. Dan Chu. disavowable.

  6. noun. /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəl/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) disavowal (of something) the act of stating publicly that you have no knowledge of something or that you are not responsible for something/somebody. He never made a public disavowal of violence. Definitions on the go.

  7. A disavowal is a strong denial of any knowledge about something. You might use it to get across the point that you have no idea how that window got broken.

  8. Disavowal definition: a disowning; repudiation; denial.. See examples of DISAVOWAL used in a sentence.

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