# disavow

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsəˈvaʊ/ · frequency rank #47,018

## Definitions
1. To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

## Etymology
From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.

## Easily confused with
- **disavowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disavow-vs-disavowed)
- **disallow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disallow-vs-disavow)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddisavow`, `diasvow`, `disaovw`, `disavoww`, `disavvow`, `disavwo`, `dissavow`, `disvaow`, `dsiavow`, `idsavow`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disavow