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

Hegseth denied that any classified information was shared in the chat.

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Maduro has denied the charges and has ordered his forces to prepare for an armed attack.

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But he fell out of favour following allegations of cronyism and corruption, which he denied.

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Prince has denied any links to the scam industry in the past.

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Israeli gymnasts, including defending world floor champion Artem Dolgopyat, will not compete at next week's World Artistic Gymnastics Championships after hosts Indonesia denied them entry to the country.

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