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The definition of denial
6 Definitions of: denial
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- noun, a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
- noun, the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc
- noun, a negative reply; rejection of a request
- noun, a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal
- noun, a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness. See also defence mechanism
- noun, abstinence; self-denial
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| Synonyms: | negation, dismissal, contradiction, dissent, disclaimer, retraction, repudiate, adjure, refusal, veto | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | admission |
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