démenti
noun
dé·men·ti
ˌdāmäⁿˈtē
plural -s
: an official or formal denial of the truth of a report —used especially in diplomacy
Word History
Etymology
French, contradiction, denial, from Middle French demanti, from dementir to contradict, from Old French desmentir, from des- dis- + mentir to tell a lie, from Late Latin mentire, from Latin mentior, from ment-, mens mind