1. to refuse to acknowledge or accept as one’s own; to reject or renounce a relationship with

Examples

• The wealthy family disowned their son after he married against their wishes.
• She threatened to disown any child who didn’t follow the family tradition.
• The politician tried to disown his earlier controversial statements.
• After the scandal, the company disowned all responsibility for the incident.
• He felt hurt when his parents disowned him for his career choice.
• The author disowned the unauthorized sequel to her novel.