démenti

[ dey-mahn-tee; French dey-mahn-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural dé·men·tis [dey-, mahn, -teez, dey-mah, n, -, tee].

an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1585–95; from French: literally, “contradiction,” noun use of past participle of démentir “to deny,” Old French desmentir, from des- dis- ¹ + mentir “to lie” (from Latin mentīrī )

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Example Sentences

They confessed their guilt, et vous leur avez donné un démenti?

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The report recently prevalent as to human sacrifices is contradicted this morning by an official démenti.

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