To pronounce "disowned", say DIS-own-ed — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
disowned
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DIS-own-ed
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"disowned" has 3 syllables: dis-own-ed. It rhymes with moaned and groaned, if that helps it stick.
verb
“Lord Capulet and his wife threatened to disown their daughter Juliet if she didn’t go through with marrying Count Paris.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Disowned" has 3 syllables: dis · own · ed.
Disowned: To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
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