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disowned

[/dɪsˈoʊnd/]
verb (past tense/past participle)
deserdado, repudiado, rejeitado
1. To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; to reject or cast off (a family member, heir, etc.)
He was disowned by his father after leaving the family business.
Ele foi deserdado pelo pai depois de deixar o negócio da família.
2. To deny responsibility for or association with something
The company disowned the controversial advertisement.
A empresa rejeitou o anúncio controverso.
NYC Slang
cut off
Synonyms
repudiatedrejectedcast offrenouncedabandoned
Antonyms
acknowledgedacceptedrecognizedclaimedembraced

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
deserdado, rejeitado
Common usage in standard Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
deserdado, mandado embora
May use more colloquial expressions
São Paulo
deserdado, repudiado
Standard formal usage
Portugal
deserdado, rejeitado
Similar to Brazilian usage; formal and standard

Related Idioms & Phrases

disown one's child
disown responsibility
cast out
write someone out of the will
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