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disclaimto refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for something; to deny having any connection with something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for something; to deny having any connection with something

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈkleɪm/

Korean meaning: 부인하다, 책임을 거부하다, 관련성을 부정하다

Korean pronunciation: 디스**클레**임

Example Sentences

  • The politician quickly disclaimed any involvement in the scandal, saying 'I've never even heard of that company!'
  • The website disclaims all responsibility for user-generated content.
  • My cat seems to disclaim ownership of the mess in the kitchen every time I find it.

disclaim

VERB

//dɪsˈkleɪm//

to refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for something; to deny having any connection with something

disclaim concept
💡 Concept

The businessman disclaims responsibility for the damaged equipment in the meeting

disclaim rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The more you disclaim, the louder we proclaim and reclaim!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈkleɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈkleɪm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootclaim

Origin

From Old French 'disclamer', derived from the prefix 'dis-' (meaning to reverse or negate) combined with 'claimer' (meaning to claim), which comes from Latin 'clamare' (to cry out or proclaim).

🎵Rhyme

acclaimproclaimreclaim
acclaim
proclaim
reclaim

🔗Collocations

disclaim responsibility
disclaim liability
disclaim ownership
disclaim knowledge
publicly disclaim
formally disclaim
disclaim any connection

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The politician quickly disclaimed any involvement in the scandal, saying 'I've never even heard of that company!'

The website disclaims all responsibility for user-generated content.

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to disclaim ownership of the mess in the kitchen every time I find it.

The author disclaimed any resemblance between fictional characters and real people.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

denyrejectrenouncedisavowrepudiate

Antonyms

acknowledgeacceptclaim

Related

disclaimerdisclaimdisavowalrenunciation

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