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单词 disavowal
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Definition of disavowal in English:

disavowal

noun ˌdɪsəˈvaʊəlˌdɪsəˈvaʊ(ə)l
mass noun
  • The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation.

    his disavowal of his previous writings
    count noun they know this, despite their disavowals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here we have today Scott McClellan, the president's press secretary, specifically demanding further disavowals of the story from Newsweek.
    • Such disavowals always remind me of Henry Kissinger's line that when a state denies it intends to take a course of action, it is signalling to others that it has the capacity to take such action if it wishes.
    • Michael, is this in your judgment, even though there have been disavowals, that there would be any interest on the part of the major parties in making this a religion government?
    • I heard many comments about people being of equal value and of not liking anyone who ‘thinks they are better than I am,’ but I also heard frequent disavowals about economic equality.
    • Some people cope by denial or disavowal, making open communication less appropriate in the earlier stages.
    Synonyms
    denial, disowning, disclaimer
    rejection, repudiation, contradiction, rebuttal
    renunciation, eschewal, casting off/aside, abandonment

Definition of disavowal in US English:

disavowal

nounˌdisəˈvou(ə)lˌdɪsəˈvaʊ(ə)l
  • The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation.

    his disavowal of his previous writings
    they know this, despite their disavowals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some people cope by denial or disavowal, making open communication less appropriate in the earlier stages.
    • Such disavowals always remind me of Henry Kissinger's line that when a state denies it intends to take a course of action, it is signalling to others that it has the capacity to take such action if it wishes.
    • Here we have today Scott McClellan, the president's press secretary, specifically demanding further disavowals of the story from Newsweek.
    • I heard many comments about people being of equal value and of not liking anyone who ‘thinks they are better than I am,’ but I also heard frequent disavowals about economic equality.
    • Michael, is this in your judgment, even though there have been disavowals, that there would be any interest on the part of the major parties in making this a religion government?
    Synonyms
    denial, disowning, disclaimer
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