Denial
noun
The act of saying that something is not true or didn't happen.
He made a denial of all the charges against him
Often appears as...
- denial of responsibility
- denial of truth
noun
The condition of not admitting or recognizing something, especially when it is agreed by others to be true.
Despite the obvious facts, he lived in denial about his addiction.
Often appears as...
- live in denial
- in denial of reality
noun
Refusal to satisfy a request or desire.
Her denial to lend him money strained their bond
Often appears as...
- denial of access
- denial of a request
noun
A legal decision not to allow something.
After much deliberation, the judge's denial of the defendant's appeal was announced.
Often appears as...
- denial of a motion
- denial of an appeal
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Legal
noun
The act of saying that something is not true or didn't happen.
He made a denial of all the charges against him
Often appears as...
- denial of responsibility
- denial of truth
noun
The condition of not admitting or recognizing something, especially when it is agreed by others to be true.
Despite the obvious facts, he lived in denial about his addiction.
Often appears as...
- live in denial
- in denial of reality
noun
Refusal to satisfy a request or desire.
Her denial to lend him money strained their bond
Often appears as...
- denial of access
- denial of a request
noun
A legal decision not to allow something.
After much deliberation, the judge's denial of the defendant's appeal was announced.
Often appears as...
- denial of a motion
- denial of an appeal
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Explicit Refusal
Used to describe a clear and direct statement rejecting a claim or accusation.
In court, the suspect issued a denial of the charges.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Truth
Denial can imply someone is intentionally avoiding the truth for their own benefit.
His denial of the incident came across as avoiding the truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just 'No'
Denial is stronger than simple disagreement; it often carries a sense of finality.
Despite the evidence, his categorical denial was seen as stubbornness.
Pro Tip 1/3Explicit Refusal
Used to describe a clear and direct statement rejecting a claim or accusation.
In court, the suspect issued a denial of the charges.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Truth
Denial can imply someone is intentionally avoiding the truth for their own benefit.
His denial of the incident came across as avoiding the truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just 'No'
Denial is stronger than simple disagreement; it often carries a sense of finality.
Despite the evidence, his categorical denial was seen as stubbornness.
Pro Tip 1/3Explicit Refusal
Used to describe a clear and direct statement rejecting a claim or accusation.
In court, the suspect issued a denial of the charges.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Truth
Denial can imply someone is intentionally avoiding the truth for their own benefit.
His denial of the incident came across as avoiding the truth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just 'No'
Denial is stronger than simple disagreement; it often carries a sense of finality.
Despite the evidence, his categorical denial was seen as stubbornness.
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The single biggest...
is to really look at whether consumers are really ready for what you have to offer them. And to be really, really honest about it, not be in denial about any results that you see, because if you have something you love, you want to push it forward, but you have to be very, very honest about that factor on timing. As I said earlier,
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Hackers: the internet's...
to their online and offline world. Since then, they've gone after many targets. They've uncovered corruption, abuse. They've hacked popes and politicians, and I think their effect is larger than simple denial of service attacks that take down websites
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
an accurate sense of your situation your denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
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Charmian Gooch: Meet...
because it showed how the state's chief minister, despite his later denials, used his control over land and forest licenses to enrich himself and his family. And HSBC, well, we know that HSBC bankrolled the region's largest logging companies
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The language of lying —...
In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
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The 4 stories we tell...
and we are biased to believe them because we are so afraid of death. So the question is, are we doomed to lead the one life we have in a way that is shaped by fear and denial, or can we overcome this bias?
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3 secrets of resilient...
Leaflets described the five stages of anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance. Victim support arrived at our door and told us that we could expect to write off the next five years to grief.
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The gift and power of...
that shaped my life's work. The secret, silent correspondence with myself. Like a gymnast, I started to move beyond the rigidity of denial into what I've now come to call emotional agility.
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What I learned from...
into your chair and plunk yourself down on your back. And the hatch is closed, and suddenly, what has been a lifetime of both dreams and denial is becoming real,
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
respect human rights and to not engage in a denial of those rights to citizens they're gonna laugh at him
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The single biggest...
is to really look at whether consumers are really ready for what you have to offer them. And to be really, really honest about it, not be in denial about any results that you see, because if you have something you love, you want to push it forward, but you have to be very, very honest about that factor on timing. As I said earlier,
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
to their online and offline world. Since then, they've gone after many targets. They've uncovered corruption, abuse. They've hacked popes and politicians, and I think their effect is larger than simple denial of service attacks that take down websites
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
an accurate sense of your situation your denial and bad habits can kill you but even if being vague doesn't shorten your life it does prevent you from fully living it one cure for terminal vagueness is trunking track your numbers track your time
Video examples
Charmian Gooch: Meet...
because it showed how the state's chief minister, despite his later denials, used his control over land and forest licenses to enrich himself and his family. And HSBC, well, we know that HSBC bankrolled the region's largest logging companies
Video examples
The language of lying —...
In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
Video examples
The 4 stories we tell...
and we are biased to believe them because we are so afraid of death. So the question is, are we doomed to lead the one life we have in a way that is shaped by fear and denial, or can we overcome this bias?
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
Leaflets described the five stages of anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance. Victim support arrived at our door and told us that we could expect to write off the next five years to grief.
Video examples
The gift and power of...
that shaped my life's work. The secret, silent correspondence with myself. Like a gymnast, I started to move beyond the rigidity of denial into what I've now come to call emotional agility.
Video examples
What I learned from...
into your chair and plunk yourself down on your back. And the hatch is closed, and suddenly, what has been a lifetime of both dreams and denial is becoming real,
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
respect human rights and to not engage in a denial of those rights to citizens they're gonna laugh at him
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Quote examples
Lucy Hale
American Actress
I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I'm glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.
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Melody Beattie
American Writer
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
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Roger Nash Baldwin
American Activist
I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial of everything which ideally and in practice I hold sacred.
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Marion Ross
American Actor
Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help.
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Yitzhak Shamir
Israeli Statesman
There is no better way to make peace than to talk in each other's home. Avoiding such talks is a denial of the purpose of the negotiations.
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Jock Sturges
American Photographer
I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened.
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Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.
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Zoe Saldana
American Actress
It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.
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Nora Ephron
American Author
Denial has been a way of life for me for many years. I actually believe in denial.
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Javier Bardem
Spanish Actor
We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.
Quote examples
Lucy Hale
American Actress
I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I'm glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.
Quote examples
Melody Beattie
American Writer
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Quote examples
Roger Nash Baldwin
American Activist
I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial of everything which ideally and in practice I hold sacred.
Quote examples
Marion Ross
American Actor
Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help.
Quote examples
Yitzhak Shamir
Israeli Statesman
There is no better way to make peace than to talk in each other's home. Avoiding such talks is a denial of the purpose of the negotiations.
Quote examples
Jock Sturges
American Photographer
I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened.
Quote examples
Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.
Quote examples
Zoe Saldana
American Actress
It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.
Quote examples
Nora Ephron
American Author
Denial has been a way of life for me for many years. I actually believe in denial.
Quote examples
Javier Bardem
Spanish Actor
We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.
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