Meaning & use
disavowing
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Denying responsibility for, or formally rejecting association with, something.
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The senator spent the press conference disavowing the controversial remarks.
He kept disavowing any knowledge of the plan, despite the evidence.
A note on using this word
"Disavow" implies a formal, public act of rejection, often used in political or legal contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
renouncingrepudiatingdenying
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Words with an opposite meaning
endorsingacknowledging
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