'Disowned' definitions:
Definition of 'Disowned'
From: GCIDE
- Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disowned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disowning.]
- 1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an author will sometimes disown his writings. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny. [1913 Webster]
- Then they, who brother's better claim disown, Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.
- Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce; disallow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'disowned'
From: GCIDE
- disowned \disowned\ adj. having social connections repudiated.
- Syn: repudiated. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'disowned'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- cast-off,
- castaway,
- contemned,
- declined,
- declined with thanks,
- denied,
- derelict,
- despised,
- disapproved,
- discarded,
- discounted,
- disdained,
- dismissed,
- excepted,
- excluded,
- forsaken,
- forsworn,
- ignored,
- not considered,
- outcast,
- outside the gates,
- outside the pale,
- rebuffed,
- refused,
- rejected,
- renounced,
- repudiated,
- repulsed,
- scouted,
- spurned