Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disownee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ownee
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is disowned.

Example Sentences

"Why not? Because the disownee can’t justly claim to own the esteem or riches of the disowner, even if the disownee’s life will be very hard without that esteem and riches."

Etymology

From disown + -ee.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: disown

Inflected Forms

disownees (plural)

Questions

What does disownee mean?: One who is disowned.
Where does disownee come from?: From disown + -ee.

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