Difference between Refuse and Deny

What is the difference between Refuse and Deny?

Refuse as a verb is to decline (a request or demand). while Deny as a verb is to not allow.

Refuse

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Discarded, rejected.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To decline (a request or demand). To decline a request or demand; to withhold permission.

Example sentence: Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

Deny

Part of speech: verb

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

Example sentence: You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

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

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