Disavowment

/ˌdɪsəˈvaʊmənt/ noun

Definition

The act or instance of disavowing something; a public denial or rejection of something.

Etymology

From disavow + -ment (suffix creating nouns for states or actions). This formal noun developed in English law and formal writing during the 17th-18th centuries.

Kelly Says

Disavowment is the noun form that sounds especially formal and official — it's what governments issue when they want to sound serious about denying something.

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