disowned
past simple and past participle ofdisown
| 单词 | disowned |
| 释义 | disowned past simple and past participle ofdisown disown verb[Tnot continuous] uk/dɪˈsəʊn/us/dɪˈsoʊn/to make itknownthat you nolongerhave anyconnectionwith someone that you werecloselyconnectedwith: It's astoryset in the lastcenturyabout agirlwhoseparentsdisowned her when shemarriedaforeigner. Compare disinherit Refusing & rejecting
Examplesofdisowneddisowned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But that does not make it a form ofdisownedaspect of the self. From theCambridge English Corpus Family and relationship worries were also important : losing contact, beingdisowned, the ending of relationships and the feelings of the family. From theCambridge English Corpus The same governors laterdisownedthe report. From theCambridge English Corpus He evendisownedhis first, radical ^ work. From theCambridge English Corpus Collingwood (1970: 18) argues that consciousness is corruptible and that experience can bedisowned, a process psychologists refer to as 'repression', 'projection' and 'dissociation'. From theCambridge English Corpus The loquaciousness which had already irritated friends at the university, his words that would "blossom into _ower," now becomes a decided encumbrance since his fatherdisownedhim. From theCambridge English Corpus Perls considered every element of a dream, even the most insignificant detail, to be a projection of the dreamer, adisownedor alienated part of the personality. From theCambridge English Corpus Since then, confusion has reigned, with some newspapers saying that his leader is going to back him, and others saying that he should bedisowned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had the threat repeated to-day that any reforms which are made will bedisownedif opportunity is offered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I really cannot understand why magistrates should bedisowned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has virtuallydisownedthem as overspenders and said that he will cut the amount of money that they have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rarely has a fiscal innovation been so rapidlydisownedby its parents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theydisownedher in public and in writing by resolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that during its history the movement has unanswerably demonstrated three great virtues which cannot bedisowned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if we trust him a lot in the next year or so, he could always bedisownedby his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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