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Definitions for Denied

[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] Obsolete . to refuse to take or accept.
[8] deny oneself , to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
[9] to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue he denied that he had killed her
[10] to reject as false; refuse to accept or believe
[11] to withhold; refuse to give
[12] to refuse to fulfil the requests or expectations of it is hard to deny a child
[13] to refuse to acknowledge or recognize; disown; disavow the baron denied his wicked son
[14] to refuse (oneself) things desired

Words related to Denied

denyrefuse, revoke, refute, contradict, withhold, oppose, reject, ban, rebuff, repudiate, disbelieve, curb, negate, exclude, disown, forgo, abjure, negative, forbid, discredit

Words nearby Denied

denydenunciate, denunciation, denunciatory, denver, denver boot, deny, denys, denîs, deo gratias, deo volente, deoch-an-doruis

Origin of Denied

y1250–1300; Middle English denien < Old French denier < Latin dēnegāre. See denegation

Words that may be confused with Denied

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, denydeny, disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute

Other words from Denied

de·ny·ing·ly , adverb
pre·de·ny , verb (used with object), pre·de·nied, pre·de·ny·ing.
re·de·ny , verb (used with object), re·de·nied, re·de·ny·ing.
un·de·nied , adjective

Word origin for Denied

yC13: from Old French denier, from Latin dēnegāre, from negāre

Synonyms for Denied

ban, call on, contradict, oppose, rebuff, refuse, refute, reject, revoke, turn down, withhold, abjure, abnegate, begrudge, contravene, controvert, curb, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, negate, negative, nullify, rebut, recant, repudiate, restrain, sacrifice, spurn, taboo, veto, disacknowledge, enjoin from, hold back, keep back, not buy, say no to, take exception to, turn thumbs down