Deny (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), de·nied, de·ny·ing.
  1. to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true: to deny an accusation.
  2. to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition.
  3. to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access to secret information.
  4. to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
  5. to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate: to deny one's gods.
  6. to withhold (someone) from accessibility to a visitor: The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments.
  7. to refuse to take or accept.
Idioms
  1. to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
verb -nies, -nying or -nied (tr)
  1. to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue
  2. to reject as false; refuse to accept or believe
  3. to withhold; refuse to give
  4. to refuse to fulfil the requests or expectations of
  5. to refuse to acknowledge or recognize; disown; disavow
  6. to refuse (oneself) things desired
Deny (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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