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Collins English-English Dictionary
- denial [dɪ'naɪəl]
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1.
n
a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
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2.
n
the rejection of the truth of a proposition, doctrine, etc
- a denial of God's existence
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3.
n
a negative reply; rejection of a request
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4.
n
a refusal to acknowledge; renunciation; disavowal
- a denial of one's leader
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5.
n
a psychological process by which painful truths are not admitted into an individual's consciousness - See also defence mechanism
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6.
n
abstinence; self-denial
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1.
n
a refusal to agree or comply with a statement; contradiction
Examples
- a blank denial
- 完全否认 → blank
- the denial of a rumor
- 辟谣 → denial
- the denial of one's family
- 抛弃家庭 → denial
- a flat denial
- 断然否认 → flat
- the vigor of her denial
- 她的拒绝很坚决 → vigor
- a denial of God's existence → denial
- a denial of one's leader → denial
- a flat denial → flat
- 不容抵赖
- brook no denial → 抵赖
- 证据确凿，不容抵赖。
- The evidence is conclusive and brooks no denial. → 确凿
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