denying

1. To disallow or reject.

   I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.

2. To assert that something is not true.

   Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.

3. (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

   My father denied me a good education.

4. To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
5. To prevent from scoring.
6. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
7. To refuse (to do or accept something).

noun

The act of one who denies something; a denial.