leugnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contravene verb To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
- denial noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- deny verb To state that something is not true.
- disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
- gainsay verb To say something in contradiction to.
- repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
Senses
leugnen is used for these senses in English:
- contravene (transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something.
- denial Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
- deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- disavow (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
- gainsay (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
- repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
contravene — full definition
- verb To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
- verb To deny the truth of something.
denial — full definition
- noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- noun A refusal to accept an unpleasant truth or reality, often as a psychological coping mechanism.
- noun A refusal to grant or provide something requested.