Disinherit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaʊθ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪnhˈɛɹɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪnhˈɛɹɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaʊθ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disown

Antonyms

bequeath

Word Forms

disinheritance	noun	the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
disownment	noun	refusal to acknowledge as one's own
disowning	noun	refusal to acknowledge as one's own

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

enterben

absichtlich (z. B. durch die Errichtung eines Testaments) daran hindern, zu erben

🇫🇷French

déshériter

empêcher délibérément (par exemple en faisant un testament) d'hériter

🇪🇸Spanish

desheredar

impedir deliberadamente (como hacer un testamento) heredar

🇮🇹Italian

diseredare

impedire deliberatamente (ad esempio facendo testamento) di ereditare

🇳🇱Dutch

onterven

opzettelijk voorkomen (zoals door het opmaken van een testament) om te erven

🇵🇹Portuguese

deserdar

impedir deliberadamente (como fazendo um testamento) de herdar

🇷🇺Russian

лишать наследства

намеренно препятствовать (например, путем составления завещания) наследования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैतृक सम्पत्ति से वंचित करना

जानबूझकर (जैसे कि वसीयत बनाकर) विरासत में मिलने से रोकें

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তরাধিকার ত্যাগ করা

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে (যেমন একটি উইল করে) উত্তরাধিকারী হতে বাধা দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

மரபுரிமை நீக்கம்

வேண்டுமென்றே (உயில் செய்வதன் மூலம்) மரபுரிமை பெறுவதைத் தடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వారసత్వాన్ని తొలగించు

సంక్రమించకుండా ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా (ఒక వీలునామా చేయడం ద్వారా) నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वारसा काढून घेणे

वारसा मिळण्यापासून जाणीवपूर्वक (इच्छापत्र करून) प्रतिबंध करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વારસામાં મેળવવું

ઇરાદાપૂર્વક (જેમ કે ઇચ્છા કરીને) વારસો મેળવવાથી અટકાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆನುವಂಶಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಉತ್ತರಾಧಿಕಾರದಿಂದ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ (ವಿಲ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ) ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവകാശം ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

അനന്തരാവകാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മനഃപൂർവ്വം തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ

ਜਾਣ-ਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਸੀਅਤ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ) ਵਿਰਾਸਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

وراثت سے محروم ہونا

جان بوجھ کر (جیسا کہ وصیت کرکے) وراثت سے روکیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剥夺继承权

故意阻止（例如通过立遗嘱）继承

🇯🇵Japanese

廃嫡

意図的に（遺言を作成するなどして）相続を妨げる

🇰🇷Korean

상속을 취소하다

고의적으로(유언을 작성하는 등) 상속을 방지합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tước quyền thừa kế

ngăn cản việc cố tình (như lập di chúc) thừa kế

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายมรดก

ป้องกันไม่ให้จงใจ (เช่น การทำพินัยกรรม) สืบทอด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencabut hak waris

mencegah dengan sengaja (misalnya dengan membuat wasiat) untuk mewarisi

🇲🇾Malay

hilang harta pusaka

menghalang dengan sengaja (seperti dengan membuat wasiat) daripada mewarisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرمان

منع عمدا (كما هو الحال عن طريق الوصية) من الميراث

🇮🇷Persian

سلب ارث

از ارث بردن عمدی (مانند وصیت) جلوگیری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

mirastan mahrum bırakmak

Kasıtlı olarak (vasiyetname hazırlayarak) miras almayı engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל את הירושה

למנוע בכוונה (כמו בעריכת צוואה) לרשת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'disinherit'?

The primary meaning of 'disinherit' is 'prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting'.

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Using 'disinherit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'disinherit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'disinherit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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