démenti

American  

[dey-mahn-tee, dey-mahn-tee] / deɪˈmɑn ti, deɪ mɑ̃ˈti /

noun

plural

démentis

1. an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.

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Etymology

Origin of démenti

First recorded in 1585–95; from French: literally, “contradiction,” noun use of past participle of démentir “to deny,” Old French desmentir, from des- dis- ¹ + mentir “to lie” (from Latin mentīrī )

Example Sentences

The report recently prevalent as to human sacrifices is contradicted this morning by an official démenti.

From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by Godley, A. D. (Alfred Denis)

All this, sir, you have known, when you gave your chivalric démenti to that purported proclamation of mine.

From Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life by Reid, Elizabeth

The only way possible out of the difficulty was to employ the machinery of the official démenti, and this was accordingly done.

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley

It will out, even in a German Chancellor's démenti.

From Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers by Raemaekers, Louis

There was an announcement about it in the papers, and then an official démenti, and then the Minister resigned, and now I hear he has been reappointed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919 by Various