denial
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)An assertion of untruth.
The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)(logic) The negation in logic.
The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X."
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(countable, uncountable)A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
The denial of medical treatment to those who cannot afford to pay is scandalous.
I cannot understand the bank's denial of my loan application.
Every time we asked for an interview we got a denial.
Đồng nghĩa: nonassent, refusal, rejection, abnegation, declination, denial, disapproval, dissension, nonapproval, nonassent, nonconsent, prohibition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, unapproval, unconsent
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(countable, uncountable)Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic.
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(countable, uncountable)Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing.
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(countable, uncountable)Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation.
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(countable, uncountable)(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
He is in denial that he has a drinking problem.
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(countable, uncountable)A disownment or disavowal
The denial of Jesus by Peter.
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