disavow
/ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/verb
with obj.
- deny any responsibility or support for拒绝承担对…的责任; 不支持:
the union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence.
工会领导人顶住压力对纠察线发生的暴力拒不承担责任。
派生词
disavowal
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French desavouer.