Difference between Abnegate and Deny

What is the difference between Abnegate and Deny?

Abnegate as a verb is to deny oneself (something); to renounce or give up a right or a claim to something; while Deny as a verb is to not allow.

Abnegate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To deny oneself (something); to renounce or give up a right or a claim to something; To abjure.

Deny

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To not allow.To assert that something is not true.

Example sentence: The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments. We all have a dark side, a tendency to manipulate, and aggressive desires. The most dangerous types are those who repress their desires or deny the existence of them, often acting them out in the most underhanded ways.

We hope you now know whether to use Abnegate or Deny in your sentence.

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