disavowal
(dɪsəˈvaʊəl)
[f. disavow v. after avowal.]
The action of disavowing or refusing to acknowledge; repudiation, denial.
| 1748 Richardson Clarissa (J.), An earnest disavowal of fear, often proceeds from fear. 1828 D'Israeli Chas. I, I. v. 114 The disavowal of the acts of a minister threw everything back. 1868 E. Edwards Raleigh I. ii. 30 An official disavowal followed in due course. |