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- pronunciation:
- dIs
laU
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disallows, disallowing, disallowed |
| definition 1: |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject.
The referee disallowed the final goal.- antonyms:
- allow
- similar words:
- deny, disapprove, negative, overrule, prohibit, reject
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| definition 2: |
to deny the truth or validity of.
- antonyms:
- admit, allow, concede
- similar words:
- contradict, deny, negate
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| related words: |
discredit, except, exclude, outlaw, proscribe, refuse, veto |
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| derivations: |
disallowable (adj.), disallowance (n.) |
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