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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWiderruf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vidəruf
"Sein Widerruf der umstrittenen Aussage überraschte viele seiner Unterstützer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of denying any responsibility or support for something.
"His disavowal of the controversial statement surprised many of his supporters." - 2
A formal denial of a claim or assertion.
"The company's disavowal of the allegations was met with skepticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disavowal' originates from the Middle French word 'desavouer', which itself comes from the Latin 'disavolare', meaning 'to deny or repudiate'. The prefix 'dis-' indicates negation, while 'avow' derives from 'avoware', meaning 'to acknowledge'. Over time, the term has evolved to specifically denote the act of denying responsibility or support for something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disavowal" is said worldwide
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désaveu
Transliteration: dezavuh
"Son désaveu de la déclaration controversée a surpris beaucoup de ses partisans."
Widerruf
Transliteration: vidəruf
"Sein Widerruf der umstrittenen Aussage überraschte viele seiner Unterstützer."
rinuncia
Transliteration: rinunʧa
"La sua rinuncia alla dichiarazione controversa ha sorpreso molti dei suoi sostenitori."
desautorización
Transliteration: desautorizasión
"Su desautorización de la declaración controvertida sorprendió a muchos de sus partidarios."
desaprovação
Transliteration: dezaprovasão
"Sua desaprovação da declaração controversa surpreendeu muitos de seus apoiadores."
अस्वीकृति
Transliteration: asweekriti
"उनकी अस्वीकृति ने कई समर्थकों को चौंका दिया।"
否认
Transliteration: fǒurèn
"他对争议声明的否认让许多支持者感到惊讶。"
부인
Transliteration: buin
"그의 논란이 된 발언에 대한 부인은 많은 지지자들을 놀라게 했다."
否認
Transliteration: hinin
"彼のその論争の発言に対する否認は、多くの支持者を驚かせた。"
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