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Definitions for Denial
[1] 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.
[2] refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like.
[3] disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.
[4] the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire, etc., or the refusal of a person making it.
[5] refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal: the traitor's denial of his country; Peter's denial of Christ.
[6] 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.
[7] sacrifice of one's own wants or needs; self-denial.
[8] Psychology . an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable.
[9] a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
[10] the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc a denial of God's existence
[11] a negative reply; rejection of a request
[12] a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal a denial of one's leader
[13] a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness See also defence mechanism
[14] abstinence; self-denial
Words related to Denial
rejection, veto, disapproval, repudiation, rebuttal, retraction, repulse, dissent, negation, negative, rebuff, nay, prohibition, renunciation, nix, turndown, contradiction, protestation, refutation, declination
Words nearby Denial
dengue virus, denham, deni, deniability, deniable, denial, denial-of-service, denial-of-service attack, denialist, denidation, denier
Origin of Denial
First recorded in 1520–30; deny + -al2
Other words from Denial
non·de·ni·al , noun
pre·de·ni·al , adjective
re·de·ni·al , noun
Synonyms for Denial
disapproval, rebuttal, rejection, repudiation, retraction, veto, adjuration, brush-off, contradiction, declination, disavowal, disclaimer, disproof, dissent, forswearing, nay, negation, negative, nix, nonacceptance, prohibition, protestation, rebuff, refutal, refutation, renouncement, renunciation, repulse, turndown, abstaining, cold shoulder, controversion, disallowance, dismissing, gainsaying, no way, noncommittal, refraining, refusing, rejecting, renegement, repudiating, statement abnegation