Meaning & Definition of Denial in English
English⟶
Denial
/dɪnaɪəl/
noun
1. The act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
- "It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
synonym:
- denial
2. The act of asserting that something alleged is not true
synonym:
- denial,
- disaffirmation
3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
synonym:
- denial
4. Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
synonym:
- abnegation,
- self-abnegation,
- denial,
- self-denial,
- self-renunciation
5. A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
- "He gave evidence for the defense"
synonym:
- defense,
- defence,
- denial,
- demurrer
Examples of using
Patriotism in its simple, clear and plain meaning is nothing else for the rulers as an instrument to achieve the power-hungry and self-serving purposes, and for managed people it is a denial of human dignity, reason, conscience, and slavish submission of themselves to those who are in power.