English Explanatory Dictionary

denial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An assertion of untruth.
  2. The negation in logic.
  3. A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
  4. Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
  5. Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing.
  6. Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation.
  7. A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
  8. A disownment or disavowal

Pronunciation

/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ en-us-denial.ogg

Word forms

denial denials

Etymology

From deny + -al.

Synonyms

nonassent refusal rejection abnegation declination denial disapproval dissension nonapproval nonconsent prohibition renunciation repudiation unapproval unconsent

Related words

denier deny

Derived words

air denial alternative denial anti-access area denial area denial area-denial climate denial Denialgate denial is a river in Egypt denialism denial is not a river in Egypt denialist denialistic denial of pregnancy denial of service denial-of-service attack denial of services Glomar denial in denial nondenial non-denial denial nondenial denial pregnant denial redenial self-denial
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