Denying Meaning in English

word · lemma: deny

US

/dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/

di-NY-ing

UK

/dɪnˈaɪɪŋ/

di-NY-ing

التعريف

Saying that something is not true or refusing to admit or accept something. It can also mean refusing to allow someone to have or do something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly formal or neutral. Common collocations: "denying the truth," "denying access," "denying responsibility." Not the same as "refusing" ("deny" is about truth/permission, "refuse" is about willingness).

• Spanish: negar
• Portuguese (BR): negar
• Portuguese (PT): negar
• Chinese (Simplified): 否认
• Chinese (Traditional): 否認
• Hindi: इंकार करना
• Arabic: ينكر
• Bengali: অস্বীকার করা - অস্বীকার করছে
• Russian: отрицать - отвергать
• Japanese: 否定する
• Vietnamese: phủ nhận - từ chối cho phép
• Korean: 부인하다 - 거부하다
• Turkish: inkar etmek - reddetmek
• Urdu: انکار کرنا
• Indonesian: menyangkal - menolak (tidak memberi izin)

جمل نموذجية

She is denying the accusations.

basic

He kept denying his mistakes.

basic

They are denying entry to the building.

basic

By denying everything, he made the situation worse.

natural

She wasn’t just denying it—she seemed genuinely surprised.

natural

There's no point in denying what's obvious to everyone.

natural