| denial | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. denial | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request).; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ abnegation | the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief.; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity" |
| ~ naysaying | the act of saying no to a request. |
| ~ negative | a reply of denial.; "he answered in the negative" |
| ~ refusal | the act of refusing. |
| ~ disavowal, disclaimer | denial of any connection with or knowledge of. |
| n. (communication) | 2. denial, disaffirmation | the act of asserting that something alleged is not true. |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ negation | the speech act of negating. |
| n. (process) | 3. denial | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts. |
| ~ psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. |
| ~ defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. |
| n. (act) | 4. abnegation, denial, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. |
| ~ forgoing, forswearing, renunciation | the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.). |
| ~ self-sacrifice, selflessness | acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity. |
| n. (act) | 5. defence, defense, demurrer, denial | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.; "he gave evidence for the defense" |
| ~ due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. |
| ~ trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law.; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" |
| ~ entrapment | a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| refusal | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. refusal | the act of refusing. |
| ~ denial | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request).; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" |
| ~ repudiation | refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities).; "the repudiation of the debt by the city" |
| ~ prohibition | refusal to approve or assent to. |
| n. (communication) | 2. refusal | a message refusing to accept something that is offered. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ regrets, declination | a polite refusal of an invitation. |
| refuse | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. food waste, garbage, refuse, scraps | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen). |
| ~ waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| v. (communication) | 2. decline, refuse | show unwillingness towards.; "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| ~ contract out | refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use. |
| ~ regret | decline formally or politely.; "I regret I can't come to the party" |
| ~ repudiate | refuse to recognize or pay.; "repudiate a debt" |
| ~ disobey | refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient.; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
| v. (possession) | 3. decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down | refuse to accept.; "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| ~ dishonor, dishonour | refuse to accept.; "dishonor checks and drafts" |
| ~ bounce | refuse to accept and send back.; "bounce a check" |
| v. (stative) | 4. defy, refuse, resist | elude, especially in a baffling way.; "This behavior defies explanation" |
| ~ beggar | be beyond the resources of.; "This beggars description!" |
| ~ elude, escape | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by.; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" |
| v. (possession) | 5. deny, refuse | refuse to let have.; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" |
| ~ keep, hold on | retain possession of.; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ withhold, keep back | hold back; refuse to hand over or share.; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" |
| v. (stative) | 6. refuse, reject, resist | resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ.; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| v. (social) | 7. refuse, reject, turn away, turn down | refuse entrance or membership.; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
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