Denial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Denial	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Denial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denial n the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" the act of asserting that something alleged is not true Synonym(s): denial, disaffirmation (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others Synonym(s): abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" Synonym(s): defense, defence, denial, demurrer Antonym(s): criminal prosecution, prosecution
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Denial \Deni"al\, n. [See {Deny}.] 1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of {affirmation}. You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial* may be sufficient. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction. 3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request. The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's subjects as much as they would willingly give, . . . had not to complain of many peremptory denials. --Hallam. 4. A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God. {Denial of one's self}, a declining of some gratification; restraint of one's appetites or propensities; self-denial.