Disavowed

Tom disavowed the rumor.

Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal disavowed an article it published more than a decade ago linking autism in children to a common childhood vaccine.

In Sweden, a nation that champions freedom of religion and expression, the provocative act of burning copies of the Quran carried out by far-right extremists is viewed with abhorrence and completely disavowed.

The recall of the disavowed minister having been followed by the appointment of a successor, hopes were indulged that the new mission would contribute to alleviate the disappointment which had been produced, and to remove the causes which had so long embarrassed the good understanding of the two nations.