disclaimer

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/ UK /dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #48756

Meanings

1

noun
A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

Subject to the provisions of this section, any person who, after the commencement of this Act, succeeds to a peerage in the peerage of England, Scotland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom may, by an instrument of disclaimer delivered to the Lord Chancellor within the period prescribed by this Act, disclaim that peerage for his life.
2

noun
A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.

It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much.
3

verb
To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer.

When you can hear your lover say that painful thing straight up, without a lot of disclaimering or softening to make sure that your feelings will be hurt as little as possible, […].
4

noun
denial of any connection with or knowledge of

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Synonyms

4 noun · denial of any connection... disavowal

Etymology

Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# disclaimer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 48756

## Meanings
1. A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
2. A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.
3. To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer.
4. denial of any connection with or knowledge of

## Examples
- Subject to the provisions of this section, any person who, after the commencement of this Act, succeeds to a peerage in the peerage of England, Scotland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom may, by an instrument of disclaimer delivered to the Lord Chancellor within the period prescribed by this Act, disclaim that peerage for his life.
- It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much.
- When you can hear your lover say that painful thing straight up, without a lot of disclaimering or softening to make sure that your feelings will be hurt as little as possible, […].

## Etymology
Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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