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noun
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.
EXPANDrefusal 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.
COLLAPSEPsychology. an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable.
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Denial
is always a great word to know.
So is negligence. Does it mean:
| failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence |
| pertaining to civil action for compensation for damages by a person who claims to have suffered an injury or loss caused by another's inadvertent action |
Example Sentences
- This is nothing more than avoidance, sometimes referred to as denial.
- Yet in some there's a placid acceptance that comes close to denial.
- He contents himself with the simple denial that no such thing occurred.
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World English Dictionary
| denial (dɪˈnaɪəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction |
| 2. | the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc: a denial of God's existence |
| 3. | a negative reply; rejection of a request |
| 4. | a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal: a denial of one's leader |
| 5. | See also defence mechanism a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness |
| 6. | abstinence; self-denial |
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Medical Dictionary
denial de·ni·al (dĭ-nī'əl)
n.
An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.
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