noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/
General-American:/ˈdɪskleɪm.ɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/
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rhymes with -eɪmə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S K L EY1 M ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
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6
noun
Meaning 6
denial of any connection with or knowledge of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repudiation, renunciation
History
Etymology
Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
免責者 /免责者
— one who disclaims
Finnish:
kiistäjä
— one who disclaims
Finnish:
kieltäjä
— one who disclaims
Finnish:
irtisanoutuja
— one who disclaims
Finnish:
luopuja
— one who disclaims
Indonesian:
penyangkal
— one who disclaims
Spanish:
renunciador
— one who disclaims
Bulgarian:
отричане
(otričane)
— public disavowal
Danish:
ansvarsfraskrivelse
— public disavowal
Danish:
disclaimer
— public disavowal
Finnish:
vastuuvapauslauseke
— public disavowal
Finnish:
vastuunrajaus
— public disavowal
Finnish:
vastuunrajauslauseke
— public disavowal
Finnish:
kiistäminen
— public disavowal
Finnish:
kieltäminen
— public disavowal
Finnish:
irtisanoutuminen
— public disavowal
Finnish:
luopuminen
— public disavowal
French:
clause de non-responsabilité
— public disavowal
German:
Haftungsausschluss
— public disavowal
German:
Ausschlussklausel
— public disavowal
German:
Verzichtserklärung
— public disavowal
German:
Ablehnungshinweis
— public disavowal
German:
Schrankenerklärung
— public disavowal
Greek:
αποποίηση
(apopoíisi)
— public disavowal
Greek:
αποκήρυξη
(apokíryxi)
— public disavowal
Hungarian:
felelősségkizárás
— public disavowal
Hungarian:
felelősségelhárítás
— public disavowal
Indonesian:
sangkalan
— public disavowal
Polish:
zrzeczenie się
— public disavowal
Portuguese:
cláusula de desresponsabilização
— public disavowal
Spanish:
disclaimer (diskléimer)
— public disavowal
Spanish:
aviso legal
— public disavowal
Spanish:
descargo de responsabilidad
— public disavowal
Spanish:
cláusula de renuncia a la imputabilidad
— public disavowal
Spanish:
exención de responsabilización
— public disavowal
Spanish:
advertencia
— public disavowal
Spanish:
animadvertencia (disused)
— public disavowal
Spanish:
eximición de culpabilidad
— public disavowal
Azerbaijani:
farağatnamə
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Chinese Mandarin:
免責聲明 /免责声明
(miǎnzé shēngmíng)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Chinese Mandarin:
免責事項 /免责事项
(miǎnzé shìxiàng)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Finnish:
kiistäminen
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Finnish:
kieltäytyminen
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Finnish:
luopuminen
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Finnish:
irtisanoutuminen
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
German:
Nichtanerkennung
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
German:
Gegenerklärung
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
German:
Widerruf
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Greek:
αποποίηση
(apopoíisi)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Hungarian:
lemondás
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Hungarian:
feladás
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Hungarian:
jogfeladás
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Indonesian:
penafian
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Japanese:
免責事項
(mensekijikō)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Korean:
면책조항
(myeonchaekjohang)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Malayalam:
നിരാകരണം
(nirākaraṇaṁ)
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Polish:
zrzeczenie się
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Swahili:
kanusho
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Turkish:
sorumluluk reddi
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)
Turkish:
feragatname
— law: denial, disavowal, or renunciation (as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate)