Home › Words › D › disownmentdisownmentdisownment · noun — the act of disowning.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, disownment ranks #17,005 of 43,057 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom disown + -ment.nounThe act of disowning.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disownee 83% match — One who is disowned. vs disownment →disown 79% match — To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. vs disownment →disowner 77% match — One who disowns. vs disownment →disownable 74% match — Able to be disowned. vs disownment →disavowment 73% match — disavowal vs disownment →disinheritance 72% match — The act of disinheriting. vs disownment →abdication 70% match — The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. vs disownment →disavowance 70% match — disavowal vs disownment →