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Denial Asked Interests Powdered Dɪ'Naɪəl Minister Newspaper Print

Front denial
Pron [dɪ'naɪəl]
Back 【DENIAL】
The minister asked the newspaper to print a denial of the untrue story.
部长要求这报纸刊载批驳的文章以否定这不真实的故事。
【重点词汇】
denial n. 否认 反: acceptance
Vocab
denialrenunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

A denial is a refusal, and often means a refusal to believe or accept something as the truth. "When asked if he ate the powdered doughnut, he gave a flat denial. Since his face was covered with powdered sugar, the denial was ludicrous."

To be "in denial" is to be fooling yourself about the reality of your situation. If you stay up late watching TV on the eve of your AP Biology final, you are probably in denial about your lack of preparation for the test. Now, "self-denial is a whole other thing; that is when someone puts others first: "During the drought, Mary made sure all her neighbors had enough water and she lived in a state of self-denial — relying on Mountain Dew as her only source of hydration."

All forms of 'denial' will appear on average once every 520 pages.
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