Definition
The act of disowning someone; the rejection of someone as family or the refusal to accept responsibility for something.
Etymology
From disown + -ment (a suffix creating nouns from verbs). The -ment suffix turns the action of disowning into a noun representing that action or state.
Kelly Says
Legal documents from the 1800s use 'disownment' to describe when wealthy parents formally rejected children—it was a binding legal act with real consequences!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት እንደ አንድ ሰው አይደለም
men-gis-te en-de and sew ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
الرفض
al-rifadh
BNবাংলা
অস্বীকার
os-wee-kar
CACatalà
renúncia
re-nu-n-si-a
CSČeština
odmítání
od-mi-ta-nee
DADansk
afvisning
af-vi-syn
DEDeutsch
Entzug der Anerkennung
ent-tsug der er-ken-nung
ELΕλληνικά
αποποίηση
a-po-ee-seh
ESEspañol
desheredamiento
des-e-re-da-mi-en-toh
FISuomi
hylkääminen
hyl-kaa-mi-nen
FRFrançais
désertion
de-zer-syohn
HUMagyar
megtagadása
meg-ta-ga-da-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengabaian
pen-ga-ba-i-an
ITItaliano
diseredazione
di-se-re-da-tsee-oh-neh
JA日本語
disownment
di-zown-ment
MSBahasa Melayu
penolakan
pe-no-la-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြစ်မှု
pyit-shu
NLNederlands
ontkenning
ont-ken-ning
NONorsk
avvisning
av-vis-ning
PLPolski
odrzucenie
od-zhut-che-nee
PTPortuguês
desherdar
des-er-dar
RORomână
renunțare
re-nun-ta-reh
RUРусский
отказ от наследства
otkaz ot naslediya
SVSvenska
avstötning
av-stöt-ning
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zee-bah
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு
ma-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పూర్తిగా వదలివేయడం
poo-r-ti-ga va-dli-ve-ya-dam
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-a-lis
TRTürkçe
reddetme
re-det-meh
UKУкраїнська
відмова від спадщини
vid-mo-va vid spad-shchyny
VITiếng Việt
tuyển cừ
twee-en-chuh
ZH中文
剥夺继承权
bō duó jì xū quán
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Legal concept historically controlled by male heads of household. Mothers had limited or no authority to formally disown children.
Inclusive Usage
Use when discussing formal family rupture without assuming gender roles dictate who can disown.
Inclusive Alternatives
["family severance","formal renunciation of kinship"]
Empowerment Note
Women were often excluded from this legal authority; contemporary usage should be gender-neutral.