Denial Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of denial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

denial noun   /dɪˈnaɪəl/  /dɪˈnaɪəl/Word Family

• deny verb
• denial noun
• undeniable adjective
• undeniably adverb

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1.  [countable] a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something
   • denial (of something) the prisoner’s repeated denials of the charges against him
   • The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack.
   • denial that… There was an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year.
   • in denial She shook her head in denial.
   Extra Examples
   • His question was greeted with a chorus of denials.
   • Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night.
   • The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations.
   • The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms.
   • When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial.
   • a denial from senior officials
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • firm
   • strong
   • vehement
   • …
   verb + denial
   • issue
   • make
   preposition
   • denial from
   • in denial
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2.  [countable, uncountable] (a) denial of something an act of refusing to allow somebody to have something they have a right to expect
   • Pressure groups have drawn attention to the denial of human rights in some areas.
   • The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech.
   Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • firm
   • strong
   • vehement
   • …
   verb + denial
   • issue
   • make
   preposition
   • denial from
   • in denial
   See full entry
3.  [uncountable] the act of refusing to accept that something unpleasant or painful is true
   • in denial The patient is still in denial.
   • Some people are in denial about the situation.
   see also climate change denialOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
   • firm
   • strong
   • vehement
   • …
   verb + denial
   • issue
   • make
   preposition
   • denial from
   • in denial
   See full entry

See denial in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee denial in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: denial

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All matches

• self-denial noun
• climate denial noun
• climate change denial noun
• climate denial
• climate change denial

Nearby words

• dengue noun
• deniable adjective
• denial noun
• denier1 noun
• denier2 noun

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