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| NOUN | 1 | denial | The act of refusing to comply (as with a request) |
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| 2 | denial, disaffirmation | The act of asserting that something alleged is not true | |
| 3 | denial | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts | |
| 4 | denial, abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation | Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | |
| 5 | denial, defense, defence, demurrer | A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
| Sounds | dihnay'ahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | The act of refusing to comply (as with a request). |
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| Examples | "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" |
| Broader | speech act |
| Narrower | abnegation; naysaying; negative; refusal; disavowal, disclaimer |
| Verbs | deny |
| Meaning | The act of asserting that something alleged is not true. |
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| Synonyms | disaffirmation |
| Broader | assertion, averment, asseveration |
| Narrower | negation |
| Verbs | deny |
| Meaning | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts. |
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| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine |
| Broader | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence |
| Meaning | Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. |
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| Synonyms | abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
| Broader | renunciation, forgoing, forswearing; selflessness, self-sacrifice |
| Verbs | deny |
| Meaning | A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. |
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| Synonyms | defense, defence, demurrer |
| Contrary | prosecution, criminal prosecution |
| Part of | trial |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | due process, due process of law |
| Narrower | entrapment |
| Verbs | deny |
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