How do you say “deny” in Vietnamese?

“Deny” in Vietnamese is chối (to deny), chối bỏ (to deny), phủ nhận (to deny).

Vietnamese words for “deny”

• chốiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˦] · Saigon [coj˦˥]chối rising

  to deny; to refuse; to decline

  for “deny” meaning: To assert that something is not true.

• chối bỏListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˩] · Saigon [coj˦˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]chối rising bỏ dipping

  to deny; to renounce

  for “deny” meaning: To assert that something is not true.

• phủ nhậnListenverb
  Hanoi [fu˧˩ ɲən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [fʊw˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]phủ dipping nhận heavy

  to deny; to negate

  • Mary đã muốn phủ nhận nó.Mary wanted to deny it.

Related Vietnamese words

• từ chốiListenverb

  to refuse; to decline; to reject

• phản đốiListenverb

  to oppose; to object

• phủ địnhListenverb

  negative

• vỗListenverb

  to hit with a palm; to flap

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.