Found 3 items, similar to Denial.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: denial ingkar, kemungkaran, kemungkiran, mungkiran, penolakan, sangkalan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: denial denial n 1: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); “it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges” 2: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true 3: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts 4: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others [syn: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation] 5: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; “he gave evidence for the defense” [syn: defense, defence, demurrer] [ant: prosecution]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Denial Denial \De*ni"al\, n. [See Deny.] 1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation. [1913 Webster] You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Denial of one's self, a declining of some gratification; restraint of one's appetites or propensities; self-denial. [1913 Webster]