Denial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
- renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (syn: self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation)
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (syn: defence, defense, demurrer)
Extra examples
She issued a flat denial of the charges made against her.
The accusations have met with angry denials from school officials.
The city government has been heavily criticized for its denial of the seriousness of the situation.
The hardest part of the punishment was the denial of his right to see his children.
The group is protesting the denial of voting rights to convicted felons.
The lawyers were disappointed by the court's denial of their motion to dismiss the case.
The government issued an official denial of the rumour.
His girlfriend is in denial, and refuses to admit that he will soon die.
He issued a categorical denial about his involvement in the deal.
...a categorical denial of the rumors that the celebrities were planning to get married...
...clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor...
...the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges...
...punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table...
...an angry, ringing denial of the charges...
He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
Word forms
singular: denial
plural: denials
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