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1. (n.) denial
an assertion that an allegation is false.
2. denial
refusal to believe a doctrine.
3. denial
disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.
4. denial
the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, etc., or the refusal of a person making it.
5. denial
refusal to recognize or acknowledge:
Peter's denial of Christ.
6. denial
Law. a plea that denies the alleged facts of an adversary's plea.
7. denial
Psychol. the reduction of anxiety by the unconscious exclusion from the mind of intolerable thoughts, feelings, or facts:
who are alcoholics in denial.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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| Definition of 'denial' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) denial
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
"it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
2. (noun) denial, disaffirmation
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
3. (noun) denial
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4. (noun) abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
5. (noun) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
"he gave evidence for the defense"
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1. (noun) denial
a statement that sth is not true
his denial of God's existence; the White House's denial that they did anything wrong
2. denial
sb's refusal to admit that sth negative happened or exists
I was in denial after they told me he had died.
3. denial
the refusal to allow sb to have sth
the denial of a person; ’s right to an education
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) denial
the act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation
2. (noun) denial
a refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction
3. (noun) denial
a refusal to grant; rejection of a request
4. (noun) denial
a refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God
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Sense: (an act of) declaring that something is not true
Do you accept her denial?
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 Afrikaans: ontkenning |
 Arabic: إنْكار |
 Bulgarian: отричане |
 Brazilian: negativa |
 Czech: popření |
 German: das Leugnen |
 Danish: benægtelse; dementi |
 Greek: διάψευση |
 Spanish: denegación |
 Estonian: eitamine |
 Farsi: انکار؛ تکذیب |
 Finnish: kielto |
 French: dénégation |
 Hebrew: הַכּחָשָה |
 Hindi: खंडन, इनकार |
 Croatian: poricanje |
 Hungarian: tagadás |
 Indonesian: bantahan |
 Icelandic: (af)neitun |
 Italian: diniego, smentita |
 Japanese: 否定 |
 Korean: 부정 |
 Lithuanian: paneigimas |
 Latvian: noliegums; atsaukums |
 Malay: penafian |
 Dutch: ontkenning |
 Norwegian: benektelse, dementi |
 Polish: zaprzeczenie |
 Persian: انکار؛ تکذیب |
 Pashto: انكار، دغوښتنى ردونه، ديو |
 Portuguese: negativa |
 Romanian: negare |
 Russian: опровержение |
 Slovak: popretie |
 Slovenian: zanikanje |
 Serbian: poricanje |
 Swedish: [för]nekande, bestridande |
 Thai: การไม่ยอมรับ |
 Turkish: inkâr, yalanlama |
 Taiwanese: 否認某事 |
 Ukrainian: заперечення |
 Urdu: تردید |
 Vietnamese: sự phủ nhận |
 Chinese: 否认某事 |
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