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Pronunciation

IPA Phonetic Spelling of "deny"

IPA: /dɪˈnaɪ/

Syllable Breakdown:

  • dɪ: /d/ /ɪ/

    • /d/: Voiced alveolar stop

    • /ɪ/: Short front unrounded vowel

  • ˈnaɪ: /n/ /aɪ/

    • /n/: Alveolar nasal

    • /aɪ/: Rising diphthong, starting with /æ/ (open front unrounded vowel) and ending with /ɪ/ (short front unrounded vowel)

Word Form Variations

  • Verb:

    • Present tense: deny

    • Past tense: denied

    • Past participle: denied

    • Present participle: denying

  • Noun:

    • Singular: denial

    • Plural: denials

Definitions, Synonyms, Antonyms

Verb

  • Definition: To refuse to admit or acknowledge something; to contradict or refuse to accept.

    • Synonyms: refuse, reject, repudiate, disavow

    • Antonyms: admit, acknowledge, confess, concede

Noun

  • Definition: A refusal to admit or acknowledge something; a denial of a fact or statement.

    • Synonyms: refusal, rejection, repudiation, disavowal

    • Antonyms: admission, acknowledgment, confession, concession

Adjective (rare)

  • Definition: Refusing to admit or acknowledge something; denying.

    • Synonyms: denying, disavowing, repudiating

    • Antonyms: admitting, acknowledging, confessing, conceding

Examples of Use

Books

  • "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen: "He could not deny that her manners were engaging."

  • "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald: "I must have looked rather incredulous, because he insisted, 'It's true.' 'I can't believe it,' I said. He laughed. 'You can't deny it.'"

Newspapers

  • New York Times: "The White House denied any wrongdoing in the investigation."

  • The Guardian: "The company denied allegations of environmental pollution."

Online Publications

  • Wikipedia: "The term 'fake news' is often used to describe false or misleading information spread through social media and other online platforms. It can be used to deny the legitimacy of news sources or to discredit opposing viewpoints."

  • BuzzFeed News: "The actor denied rumors of a divorce."

Entertainment

  • "Game of Thrones" TV series: "Cersei Lannister denies her involvement in the death of King Robert Baratheon."

  • "The Simpsons" cartoon: "Homer Simpson often denies his mistakes or wrongdoing."

General Public Discourse

  • Social media: "I deny any claims made against me."

  • Political debates: "The candidate denied accusations of corruption."

  • Everyday conversations: "I deny that I ate the last piece of cake."

10 Famous Quotes Using the term Deny

  1. "To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."
    — Nelson Mandela

  2. "The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously, but it does not deny it either."
    — Hubert H. Humphrey

  3. "I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words."
    — John Milton

  4. "I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises. I would rather be criticized for nonconformity than for not being charitable. I would rather be denied the law than denied the Cross."
    — Charles Spurgeon

  5. "We deny the facts, but facts do not deny their existence."
    — Jules Michelet

  6. "It is easier to deny reality than to admit that we have been wrong."
    — Tom Clancy

  7. "Don't deny yourself a chance at success just because you think you're not ready."
    — Russell Simmons

  8. "To deny freedom to others is to deny freedom to ourselves."
    — Abraham Lincoln

  9. "If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?"
    — Harvey Fierstein

  10. "It is no use trying to escape their verdict, to deny that we think what we think, feel what we feel."
    — Virginia Woolf

Etymology

Deny comes from the Latin word negare, which means "to say no." This Latin word itself comes from the Indo-European root nek-, which means "not."

Over time, the Latin word negare was borrowed into Old French as nier, and then into Middle English as denye. This is how we got the English word "deny" today.

The first known use of "deny" in English was in the 13th century, meaning "to refuse to admit or acknowledge something."

Phrases + Idioms Containing the term Deny

Common Phrases:

  • To deny someone something: To refuse to give someone something.

  • To deny a claim: To refuse to admit that a statement is true.

  • To deny oneself something: To refuse to have or do something.

Idioms:

  • To deny all knowledge of something: To claim to have no information about something.

  • To deny someone's existence: To refuse to acknowledge or recognize someone's importance or worth.

  • To deny the obvious: To refuse to admit something that is clearly true.

Lesser-Known Phrases:

  • To deny the charge: To refuse to admit guilt of a crime.

  • To deny the inevitable: To refuse to accept that something is unavoidable.

Original Idioms:

  • To deny the rain: To refuse to acknowledge the approaching storm.

  • To deny the truth: To refuse to face reality.

Idioms with Synonyms:

  • To turn a blind eye to something: To refuse to see or acknowledge something.

  • To sweep something under the rug: To hide or ignore a problem.

  • To bury one's head in the sand: To refuse to face a difficult situation.

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Source Information

Definition of deny from The Academic Glossary at Self Exploration Academy, a Urikville Press Publication. © All rights reserved.