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disavowal

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dis⋅a⋅vow⋅al

  [dis-uh-vou-uhl]
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–noun
a disowning; repudiation; denial.
Origin:
1740–50; disavow + -al 2
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dis·a·vow   (dĭs'ə-vou')   
tr.v.   dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]
dis'a·vow'a·ble adj., dis'a·vow'al n.
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