Meaning of denial in English

denial

noun

/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ us

/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/

denial noun (NOT TRUE)

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a statement that something is not true or does not exist:

issue a denial The CEO issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign.

[ + that ] Officials did not believe the runner's denial that he had taken drugs.

denial of His denial of responsibility for the accident was unconvincing.

C2 [ C ]

a statement that someone has not done something

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Denying & contradicting

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denial noun (NOT ALLOW)

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the fact of not allowing someone to do or have something:

a denial of a gross denial of justice

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self-denial

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Refusing & rejecting

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Denying & contradicting

denial noun (NOT ACCEPT)

an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true:

in denial He's still in denial about the break-up of his relationship.

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denial noun (AGAINST BELIEFS)

the situation in which someone behaves in a way that goes against their beliefs and what they think is right:

denial of If I did what you ask, it would be a denial of everything I stand for (= believe in).

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Opinions, beliefs and points of view

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(Definition of denial from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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denial

noun

/dɪˈnɑɪ·əl/

denial noun (CLAIM)

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[ C ]

a statement that something is not true:

His statement is not a denial.

denial noun (REFUSAL)

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the act of not allowing someone to do or have something:

Planning staff recommended denial of the project.

denial noun (FAILURE TO ADMIT)

[ U ]

a state in which someone will not admit that they have knowledge, responsibility, or feelings:

He claims he’s not sick, but I think he’s just in denial.

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Examples of denial

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The platform could also be inundated by denial of service attacks.

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Idealizing the positive defensive and protective aspects of warriorhood may also involve a denial of the destructive, senseless realities of modern warfare.

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He adopts an interactional footing in which he is merely relaying denials previously expressed by himself and others.

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These elements combine to create a profile that is an outright denial of the semiotics of the meyhanes and the luxury seafood restaurants.

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It can be suggested that denial of access to adequate physical mobility is a contributory factor within each of these dimensions of exclusion.

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Indeed, it is exactly the sort of denial that prompted the formulation of the neutrality thesis in the first place.

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There is often a culture of denial within some cultures toward mental illness.

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So a global denial of their veridicality would amount to an ontological claim that is, if not synonymous with atheism, at least antagonistic to theism.

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Their feeling of security was a self-deception, they were effacing an aspect of reality, a phenomenon which, in clinical psychiatry, is labelled denial.

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While relying on established method, simultaneously there is fluidity in treatment, for example denial is accepted if it helps achieve the goals.

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What most obviously differentiates the two lexemes is the sense of denial of some prior point of view that each gives rise to.

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It is a denial of life camouflaged as an acceptance of life.

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Figurative thinking can hardly be subsumed under the generic category of denial.

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In such a system, the judge's discretionary powers are limitless, and their arbitrariness would entail a denial of basic human rights.

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The reconstruction of old age as a time of agelessness is the epitome of such denial.

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Collocations with denial

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categorical denial

This is in contrast to the categorical denial of any meaningful change, discussed above.

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complete denial

Members of the group expressed diverse reactions to their ageing, from complete denial to acute awareness.

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denial of access

It can be suggested that denial of access to adequate physical mobility is a contributory factor within each of these dimensions of exclusion.

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What is the pronunciation of denial?

Translations of denial

in Chinese (Traditional)

不對, 否認，否定, （某人）否認（做過某事）…

Meaning of denial in English

denial noun (NOT TRUE)

denial noun (NOT ALLOW)

denial noun (NOT ACCEPT)

denial noun (AGAINST BELIEFS)

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denial noun (CLAIM)

denial noun (REFUSAL)

denial noun (FAILURE TO ADMIT)

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Collocations with denial

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