denied
[ dih-nahyd ]
/ dɪˈnaɪd /
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adjective
held or declared to be untrue: As of now, all they have is a denied accusation with no actual evidence and no police report.
refused or not granted: Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to a denied application.
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
the simple past tense and past participle of deny.
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OTHER WORDS FROM denied
un·de·nied, adjectiveWords nearby denied
denial, denialism, denialist, denial-of-service, denial-of-service attack, denied, denier, denigrate, denigration, Deniker, denim
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