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denial
Found in thesaurus: speech act, asseveration, assertion, averment, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defence mechanism, defense reaction, defense, defence, forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, self-sacrifice, selflessness, due process of law, due process
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denial
n.
refusal to accept, refusal to believe, refusal to recognize; act of denying
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Denial
Denial, in ordinary English usage, is asserting that a statement or allegation is not true. The same word, and also abnegation , is used for a psychological defense mechanism postulated by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. An individual that exhibits such behaviour is described as a denialist or true believer. Denial also could mean denying the happening of an event or the reliability of information, which can lead to a feeling of aloofness and to the ignoring of possibly beneficial information.
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denial
Noun
1. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) abnegation
(derivation) deny
2. the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
(hypernym) assertion, averment, asseveration
(hyponym) negation
(derivation) deny
3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
(hypernym) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
4. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
(synonym) abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
(hypernym) selflessness, self-sacrifice
(derivation) deny, abnegate
5. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
(synonym) defense, defence, demurrer
(hypernym) due process, due process of law
(hyponym) entrapment
(part-holonym) trial
(derivation) traverse, deny
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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denial
n.
popření; odmítnutí; odepření; popírání; nepřipouštění si
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denial
Rzecz.
zaprzeczenie; wyparcie się; pozbawienie; odmowa; odrzucenie; odrzuca bolesną prawdę
