Dismiss vs. Deny — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dismiss and Deny
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Definitions
Dismiss➦
Order or allow to leave; send away
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
Deny➦
To declare untrue; assert to be false
"A senior officer denied that any sensitive documents had been stored there" (Scott Ritter).
Dismiss➦
Treat as unworthy of serious consideration
It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
Deny➦
To refuse to believe; reject
Deny the existence of evil spirits.
Dismiss➦
To end the employment or service of; discharge.
Deny➦
To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow
The official denied any wrongdoing.
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Dismiss➦
To direct or allow to leave
Dismissed troops after the inspection.
Dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
Deny➦
To decline to grant or allow; refuse
Deny the student's request.
Denied the prisoner food or water.
Dismiss➦
To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel
Dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
Deny➦
To give a refusal to; turn down or away
The protesters were determined not to be denied.
Dismiss➦
To refuse to accept or recognize; reject
Dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
Deny➦
To restrain (oneself) especially from indulgence in pleasures.
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Dismiss➦
(Law) To adjudicate (a cause of action) as insufficient to proceed further in court because of some deficiency in law or fact.
Deny➦
(transitive) To disallow or reject.
I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
Dismiss➦
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
Deny➦
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
I deny that I was at the party.
Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.
Dismiss➦
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
Deny➦
(ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
My father denied me a good education.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
Deny➦
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
Deny➦
To prevent from scoring.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
Deny➦
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.
Deny➦
(obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
Deny➦
To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; - opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
Deny➦
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.
Dismiss➦
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
Deny➦
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise,Alike in what it gives, and what denies?
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
Dismiss➦
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Deny➦
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
Dismiss➦
To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
He dismissed the assembly.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
Deny➦
To answer in negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
Dismiss➦
To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
Deny➦
Declare untrue; contradict;
He denied the allegations
She denied that she had taken money
Dismiss➦
To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
Deny➦
Refuse to accept or believe;
He denied his fatal illness
Dismiss➦
Dismission.
Deny➦
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
Dismiss➦
Bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advances
Deny➦
Refuse to let have;
She denies me every pleasure
He denies her her weekly allowance
Dismiss➦
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!
Deny➦
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure;
She denied herself wine and spirits
Dismiss➦
Stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Deny➦
Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Dismiss➦
Terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Deny➦
Refuse to recognize or acknowledge;
Peter denied Jesus
Dismiss➦
End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my report
Dismiss➦
Declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
