Hyphenation of deny

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word deny? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-ny

Definitions of deny:

1.	Declare untrue Contradict He denied the allegations She denied that she had taken money
2.	Refuse to accept or believe He denied his fatal illness
3.	Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses The prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day
4.	Refuse to let have She denies me every pleasure He denies her her weekly allowance
5.	Deny oneself (something) Restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure She denied herself wine and spirits
6.	Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
7.	Refuse to recognize or acknowledge Peter denied Jesus

Synonyms of deny:

verb	contradict, negate, contravene
verb	renounce, repudiate
verb	withhold, keep back
verb	refuse, keep, hold on
verb	abnegate, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
verb	traverse
verb	disavow

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.