- denial
- In psychiatry, a state in which a person is unable or unwilling to see the truth or reality about an issue or situation.
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denial — de·ni·al /di nī əl/ n 1: refusal to grant or allow something denial of due process denial of a motion 2 a: an assertion that an allegation is false b: a defense asserting that an opposing party s allegations are false compare … Law dictionary
Denial — Single par Sugababes extrait de l’album Change Face A Denial Face B Hey There Delilah [Radio 1 Live Lounge] Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
Denial — De*ni al, n. [See {Deny}.] 1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; the contrary of {affirmation}. [1913 Webster] You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient. Bp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
denial — [dē nī′əl, dinī′əl] n. 1. the act of denying; a saying “no” (to a request, demand, etc.) 2. a statement in opposition to another; contradiction [the denial of a rumor] 3. the act of disowning; repudiation [the denial of one s family] 4. a refusal … English World dictionary
denial — 1520s; see DENY (Cf. deny) + AL (Cf. al) (2). Replaced earlier denyance (mid 15c.). Meaning unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill s translation of Freud s Psychopathology of Everyday Life ;… … Etymology dictionary
denial — [n] dismissal, refusal of belief in statement abnegation, abstaining, adjuration, brush off, cold shoulder*, contradiction, controversion, declination, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, dismissing, disproof, dissent, forswearing,… … New thesaurus
denial — ► NOUN 1) the action of denying. 2) Psychology refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion … English terms dictionary
Denial — For the politics of science/history and public policy, see Denialism. For other uses, see Denial (disambiguation). Denial (also called abnegation) is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is… … Wikipedia
denial — A traverse in the pleading of one party of an allegation of fact asserted by the other; a defense. A response by the defendant to matters) alleged by the plaintiff in the complaint. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, denials must be specific and… … Black's law dictionary
denial — A traverse in the pleading of one party of an allegation of fact asserted by the other; a defense. A response by the defendant to matters) alleged by the plaintiff in the complaint. Under Rules of Civil Procedure, denials must be specific and… … Black's law dictionary
denial — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm (esp. BrE), strong, vehement, vigorous ▪ When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. ▪ explicit, flat … Collocations dictionary
