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denial
[ dih-nahy-uhl ]
noun
- an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
Despite his denials, we knew he had taken the purse. The politician issued a denial of his opponent's charges.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: , ,
- refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like.
- disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.
- the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire, etc., or the refusal of a person making it.
- refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal:
the traitor's denial of his country; Peter's denial of Christ.
- Law. refusal to acknowledge the validity of a claim, suit, or the like; a plea that denies allegations of fact in an adversary's plea:
Although she sued for libel, he entered a general denial.
- sacrifice of one's own wants or needs; self-denial.
- Psychology. an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable.
denial
/ ɪˈԲɪə /
noun
- a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
- the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc
a denial of God's existence
- a negative reply; rejection of a request
- a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal
a denial of one's leader
- a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness See also defence mechanism
- abstinence; self-denial
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzd·Ծa noun
- d·Ծa adjective
- d·Ծa noun
Example Sentences
He said “this epidemic denial has become a feature in the mainstream media and it’s based on an industry canard” perpetrated by “people who don’t want us to look at environmental exposures.”
Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois, a federal party based in Quebec, has accused the pair of being in a "denial situation about climate change".
Garcia called Comer’s denial “shameful” given the approvals for Republican members.
Szamet said she believes State Farm’s delays and denials are part of a deliberate effort to wear people down until they stop seeking relief altogether.
Both of these characters are wrestling with real instances of denials of freedoms, and I want this play to invite us to see the ways that these different systems have impacted both of them.
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