denial

de·ni·al

D0131400 (dĭ-nī′əl)n.1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.2. a. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.b. Law The formal challenge by a defendant of the truth of an allegation made by the plaintiff.3. a. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.b. Psychology An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.4. The act of disowning or disavowing; repudiation.5. Abstinence; self-denial.

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[From deny.]

denial

(dɪˈnaɪəl) n1. a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction2. (Philosophy) the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc: a denial of God's existence. 3. a negative reply; rejection of a request4. a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal: a denial of one's leader. 5. (Psychology) a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness. See also defence mechanism6. abstinence; self-denial

de•ni•al

(dɪˈnaɪ əl)

n. 1. an assertion that an allegation is false. 2. refusal to believe a doctrine. 3. disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing. 4. the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, etc., or the refusal of a person making it. 5. refusal to recognize or acknowledge: Peter's denial of Christ. 6. Law. a plea that denies the alleged facts of an adversary's plea. 7. self-denial. 8. Psychol. the reduction of anxiety by the unconscious exclusion from the mind of intolerable thoughts, feelings, or facts: who are alcoholics in denial. [1520–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	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 actabnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"naysaying - the act of saying no to a requestnegative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"refusal - the act of refusingdisavowal, disclaimer - denial of any connection with or knowledge of
	2.	denial - the act of asserting that something alleged is not truedisaffirmationassertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)negation - the speech act of negating
	3.	denial - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughtspsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersdefence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
	4.	denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of othersself-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denialforgoing, 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
	5.	denial - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"demurrer, defence, defensedue 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 safeguardstrial - (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 officialslaw, 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"

denial

noun1. negation, dismissal, contradiction, dissent, disclaimer, retraction, repudiation, disavowal, adjuration their previous denial that chemical weapons were being used
negation admission, declaration, profession, revelation, disclosure, confession, affirmation, acknowledgment, avowal, divulgence2. refusal, veto, rejection, prohibition, rebuff, repulse the denial of visas to international workers3. renunciation, giving up, rejection, spurning, abstention, abdication, repudiation, forswearing, disavowal, abnegation, relinquishment, eschewal This religion teaches denial of the flesh.

denial

noun1. A turning down of a request:disallowance, refusal, rejection, turndown.2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge:contradiction, disaffirmance, disaffirmation, disclaimer, negation, rejection.Law: traversal.

Translations

否认某事拒绝接受

deny

(diˈnai) verb1. to declare not to be true. He denied the charge of theft. 否認 否认2. to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to. He was denied admission to the house. 拒絕 拒绝deˈnial noun1. (an act of) declaring that something is not true. Do you accept her denial? 否認某事 否认某事2. (an act of) refusing someone something. a denial of his request. 拒絕接受 拒绝接受