denial
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
- definition the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
- definition (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
- definition renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- definition a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them