Disclaimer Meaning
/dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
nounA public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
Sentence Examples
The TV commercial for herbal supplements ended with a quickly spoken disclaimer.
Those who are not qualified professionals must include a disclaimer to indicate this.
This was a disclaimer before the video played.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The advertisement included a ____ to avoid legal liability.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The TV commercial for herbal supplements ended with a quickly spoken ____.
Word Origin & History
Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Subject to the provisions of this section, any person who, after the commencement of this Act, succeeds to a peerage in the peerage of England, Scotland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom may, by an instrument of disclaimer delivered to the Lord Chancellor within the period prescribed by this Act, disclaim that peerage for his life."
— 1963, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “section 1(1)”, in Peerage Act 1963ᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 1:
"It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much."
— May 10 2012, Anant Rangaswami, “No need for regulation in media – it’s happening by itself”, in Firstpost:
"Though the fact that the two men do business together was disclosed on air, a recent op-ed penned by Lako and published on the Hannity show’s website had no such disclaimer."
— April 23 2018, Hallie Detrick, “What We Know About Sean Hannity's Shell Companies and Why It Matters”, in Fortune:
"When you can hear your lover say that painful thing straight up, without a lot of disclaimering or softening to make sure that your feelings will be hurt as little as possible, […]"
— 2005, Raven Kaldera, Pagan Polyamory: Becoming a Tribe of Hearts, page 229:
"Now that I have disclaimered myself, I can tell you the story of how one of the guards smoked Salvia divinorum and tripped balls for fifteen minutes […]"
— 2015, Evan Butler, Guardians of Life, page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The advertisement included a ____ to avoid legal liability.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The TV commercial for herbal supplements ended with a quickly spoken ____.