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.