Usage examples (30)

• The day her father had thrown her out of the house, accusing her of making disownment a family trait.
• I've been disowned; actually, it's been more of a mutual disownment and my trust in the family is blown to bits.
• I understand that a family name is a really big deal in Arabic culture and this represents a huge disownment on the part of his family.
• Ratha's discovery of fire and the subsequent disownment from the clan is an interesting take on the man vs. society theme in young adult literature.