desdecir
/desdeˈsiɾ/ verb C2- to deny
- to go back on one's words, renege
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- desdecir
- Gerund
- desdiciendo
- Past participle
- desdicho
- Present (yo)
- desdigo
- Preterite (yo)
- desdije
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
¿Por qué tanta desdicha?
Marchó, por evitar una desdicha,
De la desdicha nuestra,
Mi propia gloria en la desdicha ajena.
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