denial (dɪˈnaɪəl
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noun
- a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
- the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc ⇒
a denial of God's existence
- a negative reply; rejection of a request
- a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal ⇒
a denial of one's leader
- a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness See also defence mechanism
- abstinence; self-denial
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She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial.
, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)This sort of attack, called distributed denial of service, causes a website to crash under the strain of demand.
New Scientist (2003)Mr. Boudria's spokesman Marc Roy would not discuss the reasons for denial of the request by the transport committee.
Globe and Mail (2003)Call for tougher legislation to combat menace Province'in denial ' over racist attacks By Gary Grattan ggrattan@belfasttelegraph.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)Simon's obsession was both an expression and a denial of his hate.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)