disowning

Noun

Synonyms: disownment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

refusal to acknowledge as one's ownSynonyms: disownment

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

disowning \disowning\ n. the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's own.

Syn: disownment. [WordNet 1.5]

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]