disown
パキスタンで発生した凄惨な事件です。イスラム原理主義のタリバン兵7名が，学校に侵入し，132名の児童と，9名の教職員を殺害しました。ただただ悲しい出来事です・・・
記事の中で気になった単語は"disown"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「を自分の所有物であると認めない，には責任[関係]がないと言う; （子供など）を勘当する」などという意味がありました。ODでは"Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with"と定義されております。接頭語"dis"がついているので「離す」というニュアンスが伝わります。（Ume）
Pakistan mourns after Taliban Peshawar school massacre
The Pakistani city of Peshawar has begun burying its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 132 children and nine staff.
Mourners crowded around coffins bedecked with flowers, while other families waited at hospitals for news.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared three days of mourning and Pakistan's army struck at militants in the region.
World leaders voiced disgust at the Taliban's deadliest attack to date, which even its Afghan allies disowned.
According to the army, Tuesday's attack was carried out by seven Taliban attackers, all wearing bomb vests.
They cut through a wire fence to enter the school from the rear and attacked an auditorium where children were taking an exam.
Gunmen then went from classroom to classroom at the military-run school, shooting pupils and teachers where they found them, survivors say.
