denied

[dih-nahyd]

adjective

1. held or declared to be untrue.

   As of now, all they have is a denied accusation with no actual evidence and no police report.

2. refused or not granted.

   Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to a denied application.

3. being someone to whom a request or desire, permission or authorization, etc., is not granted.

   All clients may access this network group, unless they are specifically named on the list of denied clients.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deny.

Other Word Forms

• undenied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denied¹

deny ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Downing Street has strongly denied the government was involved in the collapse of a prosecution against two men accused of spying for China.

From BBC

Moscow has denied any involvement in the recent incidents.

From BBC

Bellamy denied and disputed the allegations and was not the subject of any disciplinary proceedings, but did issue a statement at the time saying he was "truly sorry" if he had offended anyone.

From BBC

Democrats have denied those claims and illegal or undocumented immigrants are not eligible for the schemes the Democrats are supporting, BBC Verify reports.

From BBC

When contacted by The Times, Alexandrovna denied giving false information to would-be recruits but did not answer detailed questions about Hammad.

From Los Angeles Times

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