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Tuesday word: Denial
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Denial (noun)
de·ni·al [dih-nahy-uhl]
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. 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.
RELATED WORDS
rejection, veto, disapproval, repudiation, rebuttal, retraction, repulse, dissent, negation, negative, rebuff, nay, prohibition, renunciation, nix, turndown, contradiction, protestation, refutation, declination
RELATED FORMS
non·de·ni·al , noun
pre·de·ni·al , adjective
re·de·ni·al , noun
Synonyms
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1. disavowal, disclaimer, repudiation.
Antonyms
1. admission, acknowledgment, confession.
Origin: 1520–30; deny + -al
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Denial (noun)
de·ni·al [dih-nahy-uhl]
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. 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.
RELATED WORDS
rejection, veto, disapproval, repudiation, rebuttal, retraction, repulse, dissent, negation, negative, rebuff, nay, prohibition, renunciation, nix, turndown, contradiction, protestation, refutation, declination
RELATED FORMS
non·de·ni·al , noun
pre·de·ni·al , adjective
re·de·ni·al , noun
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. disavowal, disclaimer, repudiation.
Antonyms
1. admission, acknowledgment, confession.
Origin: 1520–30; deny + -al
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