disowned

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About 10 years ago, when he first wanted to go public with the truth, his mother disowned him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon — disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Dagwood Bumstead was the scion of a rich family that disowned him when he married Blondie, a flapper — forcing him to take an office job under the irascible J.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

In her memoir, Erivo writes at length about her estrangement from her father, who disowned her when she was 16 after an argument in a London train station.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

Despite their quarrels, there was a deep bond between her father and the brother he had once disowned.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin