denial




denial - noun

  • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
  • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
  • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  • denial - thesaurus

    abnegation   defence British English spelling   defense American English spelling   demurrer   disaffirmation