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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·ni·al \di-ˈnī(-ə)l, dē-\ noun DATE 15281. refusal to satisfy a request or desire2. a. (1) refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) assertion that an allegation is false b. refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : disavowal3. the opposing by the defendant of an allegation of the opposite party in a lawsuit4. self-denial5. negation in logic6. a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality • • •- in denialEnglish Etymologydenial 1520s, see deny. Meaning "unconscious suppression of painful or embarrassing feelings" first attested 1914 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Psychopathology of Everyday Life"; popularized 1980s in phrase in denial.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7denialde·nial / di5naiEl / noun1. [C] ~ (of sth / that...) a statement that says sth is not true or does not exist 否认；否定: the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him 囚犯再三否认对他的指控 The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. 恐怖主义者发表声明,否认对这次袭击负责。 an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year 对年底前将进行选举的正式否认 2. [C, U] (a) ~ of sth a refusal to allow sb to have sth they have a right to expect 拒绝给予,剥夺(应有的权利): the denial of basic human rights 剥夺基本人权 3. [U] (psychology 心) a refusal to accept that sth unpleasant or painful is true 拒绝接受,拒不承认(令人不快、痛苦的事): The patient is still in denial. 病人仍然拒不接受事实。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishdenial noun ADJ. firm, strong, vehement, vigorous When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. | explicit The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms. | government, official Despite official denials, it appears the government did make a deal with the terrorists. VERB + DENIAL issue, make The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations. Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night. PREP. ~ from a denial from senior officials PHRASES a chorus of denials His question was greeted with a chorus of denials. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun 1 refusal to satisfy a request or desire FF1C;denial of his visiting privilegesFF1E; Synonyms: disallowance, refusal, rejection Related Words: declination, nonacceptance Contrasted Words: allowing, conceding, grant, letting; leave, permission, sufferance 2 refusal to admit the truth FF1C;his denial that he took the moneyFF1E; Synonyms: contradiction, gainsaying, negation Related Words: controversion, disproof, rebuttal, refutal, refutation; refusal, rejection, repudiation Contrasted Words: acknowledgment, avowal, confession; affirmation, assertion, confirmation Antonyms: admission 3 Synonyms: RENUNCIATION, abnegation, renouncement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation Related Words: abstaining, refraining Contrasted Words: indulgence, self-indulgence; overdoing, overindulgenceWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: joint denial , or self-denial, or denial of the antecedent , or alternative denialde·ni·alI. \-ˈnī(ə)l\ noun(-s)Etymology: deny + -al1. : refusal to grant, assent to, or sanction : rejection of something requested, claimed, or felt to be due < denial of his visiting privileges > < denial of passports to undesirables >2. a. : refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, or imputation : assertion that something alleged is untrue < his denial that he took the money > < her denial that her son was involved > b. : refusal to accept or acknowledge the reality or validity of a thing or idea < his denial of the divine right of kings >3. : refusal to acknowledge a person or thing as standing in a certain relationship or as having a certain character : disavowal, repudiation < a renegade's denial of his leader > < the baron's denial of his weakling son >4. : the opposing by the defendant of an allegation of the opposite party in a law suit5. dialect England : hindrance, handicap, disadvantage < his lame hand was a great denial to him >6. : a restriction or limitation upon one's own activity or desires :self-denial < the three thousand which he had hoarded at the price of sacrifice and denial — William Faulkner >7. : a bridge bid indicating inability to raise or support a partner's bid8. logic : negationII. noun: a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality

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