Denial Definition

dĭ-nīəl
denials
noun
denials
The act of denying; a saying “no” (to a request, demand, etc.)
Webster's New World
A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.
American Heritage Medicine
A statement in opposition to another; contradiction.
The denial of a rumor.
Webster's New World
A refusal to believe or accept (a doctrine, etc.)
Webster's New World
The act of disowning; repudiation.
The denial of one's family.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Denial

Noun

Singular:
denial
Plural:
denials

Origin of Denial

  • From deny

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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