denials

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a statement that something is not true or does not exist:

issue a denial The CEO issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign.

[ + that ] Officials did not believe the runner's denial that he had taken drugs.

denial of His denial of responsibility for the accident was unconvincing.

a statement that someone has not done something

the fact of not allowing someone to do or have something:

a denial of a gross denial of justice

an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true:

in denial He's still in denial about the break-up of his relationship.

the situation in which someone behaves in a way that goes against their beliefs and what they think is right:

denial of If I did what you ask, it would be a denial of everything I stand for (= believe in).

a statement that something is not true:

His statement is not a denial.

the act of not allowing someone to do or have something:

Planning staff recommended denial of the project.

a state in which someone will not admit that they have knowledge, responsibility, or feelings:

He claims he’s not sick, but I think he’s just in denial.