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desmentido

denial

noun des-men-TEE-doh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

refutation

Usage Note

Desmentido is a formal or journalistic noun for an official denial or rebuttal of a claim (el gobierno emitió un desmentido = 'the government issued a denial'). It derives from desmentir (to deny, to contradict). In everyday speech negación or mentira are more common; desmentido is almost always used in press and political contexts.

Examples

"El ministro publicó un desmentido sobre las acusaciones."

Natural Translation

The minister published a denial of the accusations.

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