disowner
One who rejects
A disowner is someone who disowns—rejecting or refusing to acknowledge a relationship, responsibility, or prior association.
Parents may become disowners of children who violate family expectations; politicians become disowners of policies that prove unpopular.
He was the disowner of his own words, claiming he'd never said them.
Abandon completely
- desertTo leave behind completely
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- cast offRelease or discard
- leave behindDepart without taking
walk away · turn back on · discard · jilt · wash hands of · cut ties · renounce · abdicate
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- estateProperty and grounds
probate · inheritance · succession · executor · patrimony · bequest · legacy · intestate
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
disavowal · estrangement · cast out · banishment · excommunication · rebuff · snubbing · cold-shouldering
Formal refusal to accept
- disavowalRejection of connection
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
- negationDenial or cancellation
recantation · abjuration · forswearing · washing hands · disassociation · distancing · refusal · disaffirmation
forsake
Abandon completely
- desertTo leave behind completely
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- cast offRelease or discard
leave behind · walk away · turn back on · discard · jilt · wash hands of · cut ties · renounce · abdicate
heir
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
estate · probate · inheritance · succession · executor · patrimony · bequest · legacy · intestate · trust
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
exclusion · disavowal · estrangement · cast out · banishment · excommunication · rebuff · snubbing · cold-shouldering · brushoff
repudiation
Formal refusal to accept
- disavowalRejection of connection
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
negation · recantation · abjuration · forswearing · washing hands · disassociation · distancing · refusal · disaffirmation