'Disowning' definitions:
Definition of 'disowning'
(from WordNet)
noun
Refusal to acknowledge as one's own [syn: disownment, disowning]
Definition of 'Disowning'
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 'disowning'
From: GCIDE
- disowning \disowning\ n. the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's own.
- Syn: disownment. [WordNet 1.5]