Choose the antonym of ‘affirm’:

Correct option is A

The correct antonym of the given word is (a) Refuse.
Given word – affirm: To state something firmly as true; to declare or confirm confidently; also to support or uphold. (Hindi: दृढ़तापूर्वक कहना/पुष्टि करना/समर्थन करना).
Example: The witness affirmed that the document was genuine.
Correct answer word – refuse: To decline to accept, agree to, or grant; to reject a claim/request/statement. (Hindi: इंकार करना/अस्वीकार करना).
Example: The committee refused to accept the allegation without evidence.
Synonyms (affirm): assert, confirm, avow, declare.
Antonyms (affirm): deny, refute, negate, refuse.
Meanings of all the other given options:
• Accept — to agree to receive/consent to (Hindi: स्वीकार करना).
• Acknowledge — to admit/recognize as true or valid (Hindi: स्वीकार करना/स्वीकारोक्ति करना).
• Support — to back up, uphold (Hindi: समर्थन करना).
(All three align with or reinforce affirm, not oppose it.)