부정해요 · 부정했어요 · 부정할 거예요 · 부정하세요
to deny, to negate, to reject
Example
그는 자신의 과거를 부정하지 않았어요.
He didn't deny his past.
Word parts
부 not+정 settle
Literally 'settle as not (so)', i.e. declaring that something is not the case.
Good to know
Homonym: 부정(不正) means 'injustice, fraud', as in 부정행위 = cheating.
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