démenti
/deɪˈmɒ̃ti
/noun
An official denial of a published statement.The Foreign Office has been forced to inspire a démenti which sounds true even to the most sophisticated ears....
- A démenti was issued from the presidential office but the press was not convinced.
Origin
French, from démentir 'contradict or accuse of lying'.
Rhymes
- potato fern
- potato flake
- potato fly
- potato fungus
- potato head
- potato-headed
- potato hook
- potato-ivory
- potato latke
- potato leafhopper
- potatoless
- potato loaf
- potato masher
- potato-mill
- potato mold
- potato moth
- potato mould
- potato murrain
- potato-nose
- potato oats
- potato onion
- potato pancake
- potato patch
- potato peeling
- potato pie