Definition of DISALLOW

disallow

Verb

Verb Forms: disallowed, disallowing, disallows

  • To refuse to allow; to reject or prohibit.
  • command against
  • To refuse to allow.
  • To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  • To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

Examples

  • The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
  • The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
  • The Scrabble judge had to DISALLOW his creative, but invalid, seven-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.

Antonyms

allow, permit

Scrabble Score: 12

disallow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disallow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disallow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

disallow: valid Words With Friends Word