Denegadas

Denegadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle of negar, and it functions as an adjective or participle that indicates something has been denied or refused. In Spanish, participles used as adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify; common collocations include expresar ideas like "solicitudes denegadas" (denied applications) or "decisiones denegadas" (denied decisions).

Etymology and morphology: the word derives from the verb negar, which comes from Latin negare, meaning “to deny.” The feminine plural form denegadas aligns with feminine plural nouns in agreement.

Usage: denegadas appears mainly in administrative, legal, or formal contexts to describe decisions, requests, or permissions that were rejected. It is frequently found in government notices, bureaucratic communications, and judicial documents. Examples include immigration or visa procedures, grant applications, or appeals decisions where the outcome was not favorable.

Examples:

- Las solicitudes denegadas deben presentar un nuevo argumento para la revisión.

- Las resoluciones denegadas por la comisión fueron notificadas por correo.

See also: Denegar, Denegación, Denegatorio.

Note: Denegadas is not a standalone noun in standard usage; it functions as an adjective or participial form and typically accompanies a feminine plural noun to convey the sense of something that has been refused. The masculine plural form is denegados, and the singular forms are denegada (feminine) and denegado (masculine).