noun. Denial; disowning; rejection; repudiation.

noun. The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial.

noun. A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).

noun. denial of any connection with or knowledge of

"Whatever his intention, I think Scott's disavowal is significant, particularly in light of his consistent refusal to publicly discuss his own ethnic background, which became an issue after Crossfire was released:"

disavow  disavowed  

denial  

abjuration  recantation  retraction  

allograft  almsgiving  blamelessness  bluestocking  casualness  

abjuration  abjurement  abrogation  absolute contradiction  annulment