ALL meanings of denial
de·ni·al
D d - variable noun denial A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen. 3
- uncountable noun denial The denial of something to someone is the act of refusing to let them have it. 3
- uncountable noun denial In psychology, denial is when a person cannot or will not accept an unpleasant truth. 3
- noun denial a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction 3
- noun denial the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc 3
- noun denial a negative reply; rejection of a request 3
- noun denial a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal 3
- noun denial a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness 3
- noun denial abstinence; self-denial 3
- noun denial the act of denying; a saying “no” (to a request, demand, etc.) 3
- noun denial a statement in opposition to another; contradiction 3
- noun denial the act of disowning; repudiation 3
- noun denial a refusal to believe or accept (a doctrine, etc.) 3
- noun denial an unconscious thought process whereby one allays anxiety by refusing to acknowledge the existence of certain unpleasant aspects of external reality or of one's thoughts, feelings, etc. 3
- noun denial self-denial 3
- noun denial the opposing by a defendant of a claim or charge against him or her 3
- noun denial sacrifice of one's own wants or needs; self-denial. 1
- noun denial Psychology. an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable. 1
- noun denial claim sth is false 1
- noun denial mental state 1
- noun denial entrance 1
- noun denial The action of declaring something to be untrue. 1
- noun denial 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. 1
- noun denial refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like. 1
- noun denial disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing. 1
- noun denial the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire, etc., or the refusal of a person making it. 1
- noun denial refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal: the traitor's denial of his country; Peter's denial of Christ. 1
- noun denial 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. 1
- noun denial (logic) The negation in logic. 0
- noun denial A refusal to comply with a request. 0
- noun denial An assertion of untruth. 0
- noun denial Refusal to believe a problem exists. 0
- noun denial (dated, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. 0