Denial

//dɪˈnaɪ.əl//

Synonyms for "denial" (248 found)

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Related words (124)

moderation nay negation negative negative answer nix no no no no-no nonacceptance nonapproval nonbelief noncompliance nonconsent nonconsideration nonobservance nothing in excess nullification nullifidianism objection

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opposing opposition opposure oppugnation overthrow overthrowal palinode palinody passing by perdition plea pleading preclusion prevention privation prohibition prohibition party prohibitory injunction proscription protest putting away putting out rebuff rebutment rebuttal recall recantation refraining refutal refutation rejection reneging renouncement renunciation reply repression repudiation repulse resistance response restraint restrictive covenants retention retractation retraction revocation revokement riposte robbery ruin ruling out sacrifice scouting self self-control self-denial self-discipline self-mastery self-restraint soberness sobriety sophrosyne special demurrer special pleading spoliation spurning squelch standing against statement of defense statute stripping subversion sumptuary laws suppression suspension taboo taking away temperance temperateness tergiversation throwing out thumbs down thumbs-down total loss traversal turndown turning out unbelief unbelievingness undercurrent undermining unsaying unwillingness upset upsetting veto volstead act withdrawal withholding zoning zoning laws

Noun(3 words)

self-abnegation self-denial self-renunciation

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More general

17 entries

assertion asseveration averment defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense defense mechanism defense reaction due process due process of law forgoing forswearing renunciation self-sacrifice selflessness

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Antonyms

2 entries

acceptance admit

Synonyms

4 entries

abnegation defense disclaimer refusal

Related terms

2 entries

denier deny

derived

23 entries

Denialgate Glomar denial air denial alternative denial anti-access area denial area denial area-denial climate denial denial is not a river in Egypt denial of pregnancy denial of service denial of services denial-of-service attack denialism denialist denialistic

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has context

3 entries

logic psychiatry psychology

is a

4 entries

assertion defense mechanism speech act statement

related to

30 entries

assertion avoidance comply da da nile defense defense mechanism denier deny egypt egypt river logic lying lying oneself negation negative

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Translations

133 translations across 43 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἀπόφασις noun (assertion of untruth)

Arabic

4 entries

إِبَاء noun (refusal to comply with a request)
إِنْكَار noun (refusal to comply with a request)
رَدّ noun (assertion of untruth)
رَفْض noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Armenian

4 entries

ժխտում noun (assertion of untruth)
ժխտում noun (negation in logic)
հերքում noun (assertion of untruth)
մերժում noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

atkaz noun (refusal to comply with a request)
imtina noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Belarusian

3 entries

абвяржэ́нне noun (assertion of untruth)
адмаўле́нне noun (negation in logic)
адмо́ва noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Bulgarian

2 entries

о́тказ noun (refusal to comply with a request)
отри́чане noun (negation in logic)

Catalan

3 entries

desmentiment noun (assertion of untruth)
negació noun (negation in logic)
negació noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Chechen

1 entries

инкарло noun (negation in logic)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

否定 noun (negation in logic)
否認 /否认 noun (assertion of untruth)
否認 /否认 noun (negation in logic)
抵賴 /抵赖 noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Czech

1 entries

odmítnutí noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Dutch

1 entries

weigering noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Esperanto

2 entries

neo noun (negation in logic)
neo noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Finnish

4 entries

kieltävä vastaus noun (refusal to comply with a request)
kiisto noun (negation in logic)
kiistäminen noun (assertion of untruth)
kiistäminen noun (negation in logic)

French

4 entries

déni noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
dénégation noun (negation in logic)
négation noun (assertion of untruth)
négation noun (negation in logic)

Georgian

2 entries

უარყოფა noun (negation in logic)
უარყოფა noun (refusal to comply with a request)

German

4 entries

Absage noun (refusal to comply with a request)
Abstreiten noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
Abstreitung noun (assertion of untruth)
Bestreitung noun (assertion of untruth)

Greek

1 entries

άρνηση noun (negation in logic)

Hebrew

3 entries

הכחשה noun (assertion of untruth)
הכחשה noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
שלילה noun (negation in logic)

Hungarian

3 entries

elutasítás noun (refusal to comply with a request)
megtagadás noun (refusal to comply with a request)
tagadás noun (negation in logic)

Icelandic

2 entries

afneitun noun (assertion of untruth)
afneitun noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Indonesian

3 entries

penolakan noun (refusal to comply with a request)
penyangkalan noun (assertion of untruth)
penyangkalan noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Irish

1 entries

éaradh noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Italian

2 entries

negazione noun (negation in logic)
rifiuto noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Japanese

4 entries

否定 noun (negation in logic)
否認 noun (assertion of untruth)
否認 noun (negation in logic)
打ち消し noun (negation in logic)

Korean

4 entries

거부 noun (refusal to comply with a request)
거절 noun (refusal to comply with a request)
부인 noun (negation in logic)
부정 noun (negation in logic)

Latin

2 entries

infitiae noun (refusal to comply with a request)
negātiō noun (assertion of untruth)

Lithuanian

4 entries

atsisakymas noun (refusal to comply with a request)
neigimas noun (assertion of untruth)
neigimas noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
paneigimas noun (assertion of untruth)

Malay

1 entries

penafian noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Māori

1 entries

aukatinga noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Norwegian

4 entries

benektelse noun (assertion of untruth)
fornektelse noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
negasjon noun (negation in logic)
nekting m or f nekt noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Old English

2 entries

wiþersæc noun (assertion of untruth)
wiþersæc noun (refusal to comply with a request)

Polish

3 entries

odmowa noun (refusal to comply with a request)
zaprzeczenie noun (assertion of untruth)
zaprzeczenie noun (negation in logic)

Portuguese

4 entries

negação noun (assertion of untruth)
negação noun (negation in logic)
negação noun (refusal to comply with a request)
negação noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Romanian

1 entries

negare noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Russian

4 entries

опроверже́ние noun (assertion of untruth)
отка́з noun (refusal to comply with a request)
отрица́ние noun (assertion of untruth)
отрица́ние noun (negation in logic)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

diùltadh noun (refusal to comply with a request)
àicheadh noun (refusal to comply with a request)
àicheadh noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Slovak

4 entries

odmietnutie noun (refusal to comply with a request)
popieranie noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
popieračstvo noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
poprenie noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Spanish

4 entries

denegación noun (refusal to comply with a request)
fase negante noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
negación noun (assertion of untruth)
negación noun (negation in logic)

Swedish

1 entries

förnekelse noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Turkish

2 entries

değilleme noun (negation in logic)
inkâr noun (assertion of untruth)

Ukrainian

3 entries

відмо́ва noun (refusal to comply with a request)
запере́чення noun (negation in logic)
спростува́ння noun (assertion of untruth)

Volapük

1 entries

noam noun (assertion of untruth)

Yiddish

2 entries

אָפּלייקענונג noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)
פֿאַרלייקענונג noun (refusal to believe a problem exists)

Sample sentences

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The police didn't believe his denial.

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She's in total denial about her husband's philandering.

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Denial of self is not the same as self-denial.

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I'm in denial.

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Denial

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