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deniable

[dih-nahy-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.



deniable

/ ɪˈԲɪəə /

adjective

  1. able to be denied; questionable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈԾ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deniable1

First recorded in 1540–50; deny + -able
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Hybrid warfare is a term used to describe how a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances.

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Hybrid warfare is when a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances.

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As Washington and other global powers urge restraint, the region is teetering on the edge of escalation, with drones - silent, remote and deniable - opening a new chapter in the India-Pakistan conflict.

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“The approach up until a couple years ago had been to clear them out, but it’s now no longer deniable that that doesn’t solve the problem,” he told the BBC.

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Russia, they said, may believe it can sidestep the sanctions in a deniable way.

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