| NOUN | communication | denial | the act of refusing / refusing to comply (as with a request) |
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| communication | denial, disaffirmation | the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | |
| process | denial | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts | |
| act | denial, abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | |
| act | 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 ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The act of refusing / refusing to comply (as with a request). | |
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| Example | "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" | |
| Narrower | abnegation | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief |
| disavowal, disclaimer | denial of any connection with or knowledge of | |
| naysaying | The act of saying / saying no to a request | |
| negative | A reply of denial | |
| refusal | The act of refusing / refusing / refusing | |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | denegación | |
| Catalan | denegació | |
| Verbs | deny | refuse to grant, as of a petition or request |
| Meaning | The act of asserting that something alleged is not true. | |
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| Synonym | disaffirmation | |
| Narrower | negation | The speech act of negating |
| Broader | assertion, averment, asseveration | A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
| Spanish | denegación, desmentida, mentís | |
| Catalan | denegació, negativa | |
| Verbs | deny | declare untrue |
| Meaning | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts. | |
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| Category | psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine | The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders |
| Broader | defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| Spanish | negación | |
| Catalan | negació | |
| 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 | The act of renouncing / renouncing |
| selflessness, self-sacrifice | Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity | |
| Spanish | abnegación, renunciamiento | |
| Catalan | abnegació, renúncia | |
| Verbs | deny | deny oneself (something) |
| Meaning | A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. | |
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| Synonyms | defense, defence, demurrer | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Part of | trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
| Narrower | entrapment | A defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials |
| Broader | due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
| Opposite | prosecution, criminal prosecution | The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
| Spanish | negación | |
| Catalan | defensa | |
| Verbs | deny | deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit |
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