How Many Syllables in Disown?

The word Disown has 2 syllables: dis-own.
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Definition of Disown

To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own.

How should Disown divide into syllables

The first syllable has a short 'i' vowel sound and the second syllable has a long 'o' vowel sound. The first syllable has one consonant 'd' and the second syllable has two consonants 's' and 'n'.

Part of Speech - Disown

She decided to disown her old friend after their argument.

Sentences with Disown

• Tommy decided to disown his toy car and gave it to his little brother instead.
• When the politician was caught lying, his party disowned him and he had to resign.
• Jane's parents threatened to disown her if she dropped out of school.
• Mark disowned his former gang and started a new life.
• After the scandal, the company decided to disown the CEO's actions.
• The king disowned his son for his disobedience.
• The athlete was disowned by his team for his unsportsmanlike behavior.
• The artist disowned his early works and refused to exhibit them.
• The lawyer advised his client to disown any involvement in the crime.
• Jenny felt hurt when her best friend disowned her for no reason.

Quotes with Disown

• I disown the name Christian and it would not sadden me if the followers of Jesus were to accept the name of Pauline in recognition of Paul's genius as the interpreter of Jesus's message.
• Nature disowns, and, as it were, disavows us.
• I cannot disown my past, nor do I want to.
• The past cannot be cured.
• Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.
• It is a wise father that knows his own child.
• A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son.
• An apology is a good way to have the last word.
• Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.
• The one who sows the seeds of anger will harvest the storm.
• By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
• We are more than the things that others do to us, more than the sum of our parts.
• The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on.
• We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.
• I disown the meaning of that word.
• The world disowns the traitor.
• Let us disown interest; it is the enemy of the human race.
• We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
• There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance.

Number of characters in Disown

6 ( d, i, s, o, w, n )

Unique letters in Disown

6 ( d, i, s, o, w, n )

Disown Backwards

nwosid

How to Pronounce Disown

IPA (International): dɪˈsəʊn

ARA (American): dɪˈson

EPA (English): dɪˈsəʊn

DIH-SOW-N