Denial
[dɪ'naɪ(ə)l] or [dɪ'naɪəl]
Definition
(noun.) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true.
(noun.) the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); 'it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges'.
(noun.) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
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Definition
(n.) The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.
(n.) A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction.
(n.) A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
(n.) A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God.
Editor: Maggie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Contradiction, negation.[2]. Disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, disowning.[3]. Refusal (to grant a request).
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Definition
n. act of denying or saying no: contradiction: refusal: rejection.—adj. Denī′able that may be denied.—n. Denī′er one who denies.
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Examples
- It was absolutely certain, therefore, in spite of her denial, that she must know something of the matter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And without giving Mr. Pickwick time to offer remonstrance or denial, Mr. Leo Hunter stalked gravely away. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A younger son, you know, must be inured to self-denial and dependence. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Yet many of the philosophic schools of method which have been mentioned transform the ignoring into a virtual denial. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- No, George,' said Lavinia, in a tone of resolute self-denial. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Winkle, with great self-denial, expressed himself quite satisfied already. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It would be ungenerous to affect not to know that your self-denial is to be referred to your consideration for her father. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- That would account for the angry return, and also for the girl's denial that anything had occurred. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is then not only impossible to confine sex to mere reproduction; it would be a stupid denial of the finest values of civilization. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- His quick suspicions were aroused by this dull echo of her former denial. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She would not take a denial. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Holy men have bidden penitents like you to hasten their path upward by penance, self-denial, and difficult good works. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- If self-denial be the essence of virtue, then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate, just, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- His expensiveness is acknowledged even by himself, and his whole conduct declares that self-denial is a word hardly understood by him. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- The imagination is more vivid: the horror of capitalism is not alone in the poverty and suffering it entails, but in its ruthless denial of life to millions of men. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The most cruel of all denials is to deprive a human being of joyous activity. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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