| 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" |
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