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denial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
| Type of | forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, self-sacrifice, selflessness |
| Derivation | deny |
denial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disaffirmation |
| Type of | assertion, asseveration, averment |
| Has types | negation |
| Derivation | deny |
denial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence, defense, demurrer |
| Type of | due process of law, due process |
| Has types | entrapment |
| Derivation | deny |
denial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism |
denial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | speech act |
| Has types | disclaimer, naysaying, negative, disavowal, refusal, abnegation |
| Derivation | deny |
it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges.
Examples of denial
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Those Supermodels are masters of self-denial and more disciplined than a Marine.
From the economist.com
There is widespread denial for example that fish stocks are being overexploited.
From the guardian.co.uk
Why this reporting of a shout of denial from the convicted prisoner in the dock?
From the guardian.co.uk
They live comfortably in denial, where fantasy supplants common sense and facts.
From the washingtontimes.com
It all goes to the fact that cheap cars need not be bitter pills of self-denial.
From the latimes.com
However, it usually is a lengthy and difficult process that ends up in a denial.
From the thestate.com
Pope Benedict XVI has issued his strongest condemnation yet of Holocaust denial.
From the voanews.com
The development was approved despite a 5-to-3 denial by the Planning Commission.
From the heraldtribune.com
For it to disavow its regulatory lusts would be a prodigious act of self-denial.
From the economist.com
- The act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
- The act of asserting that something alleged is not true
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
- Abnegation: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- Defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
- (deny) declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
- Denial is a defense mechanism postulated by 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.
- Denial is a 1990 American drama, written and directed by Erin Dignam. The film features Robin Wright as "Sarah," a sometime actress and tall, dark, handsome loner, "Michael" (Jason Patric), as lovers, as they were in real life, (before she was with Sean Penn). ...
- Denial is a 1998 film written and directed by Adam Rifkin. It was released to video under the title Something About Sex. The plot revolved around couples as they struggle with the hardships of maintaining a monogamous relationship. ...
