denial en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English deny Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English denial From deny + -al.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An assertion of untruth.
The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors.
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(countable, uncountable) The negation in logic.
The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X."
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(countable, uncountable) A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
Every time we asked for an interview we got a denial.
I cannot understand the bank's denial of my loan application.
The denial of medical treatment to those who cannot afford to pay is scandalous.
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(countable, uncountable) Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic.
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(countable, uncountable) Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing.
Denial is the first act when the perpetrator refutes the very nature of the planned measures, explaining the steps as justified and legitimate actions to cope with the identified problem. The denial then lives on during the different stages of the genocide and is invoked continuously by the perpetrator whenever its actions are criticized or labeled as atrocities and unlawful. At the end, once the practical stages have had their course, all that remains and thrives is the denial.
2013, Vahagn Avedian, “Recognition, Responsibility and Reconciliation: The Trinity of the Armenian Genocide”, in Europa Ethnica, volume 70, number 3/4, →ISSN, pages 77–86:
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(countable, uncountable) Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation.
The sheer length of the list demonstrates the hold denial wields over states and societies, a power that may be best understood empirically by delving further into the two best-documented cases of Holocaust and Armenian [genocide] denial.
2015, Fatma Müge Göçek, Denial of Violence: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present and Collective Violence Against the Armenians, 1789-2009, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6:However, just as genocide is understood by some—including Raphael Lemkin—as a kind of radical, perverse act of creation, so too, denial does not aim only at a negation of reality but also at the creation of a new reality.
2015, Marc Mamigonian, “Academic Denial of the Armenian Genocide in American Scholarship: Denialism as Manufactured Controversy”, in Genocide Studies International, volume 9, number 1, →DOI, pages 61–82:
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(countable, uncountable) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
"Denial" came out of the therapyspeak prevalent in the middle of the 20th century, especially as it was applied to confronting the reality of mortality. It was popularized as the first stage of grief, and quickly expanded to include refusal to confront any bad news or disturbing ideas.
2007 February 11, “No facts, just emotion”, in Washington Times, retrieved 11 Jun 2013:He is in denial that he has a drinking problem.
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(countable, uncountable) A disownment or disavowal
The denial of Jesus by Peter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| denials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
air denial · nondenial · self-denial · area-denial · Glomar denial · alternative denial · denial of pregnancy · climate denial · denial-of-service attack · denial is not a river in Egypt · Denialgate · denialistic · denial of services · anti-access area denial · pregnant denial · denialist · plausible denial · area denial · nondenial denial · non-denial denial · redenial · denialism · denial is a river in Egypt · denial of service · in denial
Relateds
Synonyms
nonconsent · rejection · declination · renunciation · abnegation · refusal · refusal · unapproval · repudiation · nonapproval · prohibition · rejection · nonassent · denial · disapproval · nonassent · turndown · unconsent · dissension
Translations (135)
ru отрица́ние (negation in logic) · el άρνηση (negation in logic) · ja 打ち消し (negation in logic) · lt neigimas (refusal to believe a problem exists) · gd àicheadh (refusal to believe a problem exists) · cmn 否定 (negation in logic) · cmn 拒絕 /拒绝 (refusal to comply with a request) · bg отри́чане (negation in logic) · ang wiþersæc (refusal to comply with a request) · id penyangkalan (refusal to believe a problem exists) · ko 거절 (refusal to comply with a request) · uk спростува́ння (assertion of untruth) · he שלילה (negation in logic) · gd diùltadh (refusal to comply with a request) · ja 否認 (negation in logic) · yi אָפּלייקענונג (refusal to believe a problem exists) · es negamiento (negation in logic) · ja 拒絶 (refusal to comply with a request) · lt paneigimas (assertion of untruth) · ar رَفْض (refusal to comply with a request) · az atkaz (refusal to comply with a request) · be адмо́ва (refusal to comply with a request) · sv förnekelse (refusal to believe a problem exists) · ca negació (refusal to comply with a request) · hu tagadás (negation in logic) · ja 拒否 (refusal to comply with a request) · de Verleugnung (refusal to believe a problem exists) · pt negação (refusal to believe a problem exists) · ms penafian (refusal to believe a problem exists) · no benektelse (assertion of untruth) · it negazione (negation in logic) · id penolakan (refusal to comply with a request) · eo neo (negation in logic) · ru отка́з (refusal to comply with a request) · no negasjon (negation in logic) · az imtina (refusal to comply with a request) · be адмаўле́нне (negation in logic) · ar إِنْكَار (refusal to comply with a request) · fi kiisto (negation in logic) · vo noam (assertion of untruth) · tr değilleme (negation in logic) · fi torjuminen (refusal to comply with a request) · ang wiþersæc (assertion of untruth) · fi torjuminen (refusal to believe a problem exists) · cmn 抵賴 /抵赖 (refusal to comply with a request) · ar إِبَاء (refusal to comply with a request) · bg о́тказ (refusal to comply with a request) · cs odmítnutí (refusal to comply with a request) · is afneitun (assertion of untruth) · cmn 否認 /否认 (assertion of untruth) · grc ἀπόφασις (assertion of untruth) · de Abstreiten (refusal to believe a problem exists) · hy ժխտում (negation in logic) · de Negierung (negation in logic) · fr négation (assertion of untruth) · ka უარყოფა (negation in logic) · ko 부인 (negation in logic) · de Nichtwahrhabenwollen (refusal to believe a problem exists) · mi aukatinga (refusal to comply with a request) · ja 否認 (assertion of untruth) · no fornektelse (refusal to believe a problem exists) · is afneitun (refusal to believe a problem exists) · de Leugnen (refusal to believe a problem exists) · fi kieltävä vastaus (refusal to comply with a request) · yi פֿאַרלייקענונג (refusal to believe a problem exists) · pt negação (negation in logic) · es negación (negation in logic) · hi खंडन (assertion of untruth) · ru опроверже́ние (assertion of untruth) · sk popieračstvo (refusal to believe a problem exists) · de Leugnung (assertion of untruth) · he הכחשה (refusal to believe a problem exists) · de Verneinung (negation in logic) · de Verweigerung (refusal to comply with a request) · pl zaprzeczenie (negation in logic) · ja 否定 (negation in logic) · la negātiō (assertion of untruth) · fr dénégation (negation in logic) · de Bestreitung (assertion of untruth) · gd àicheadh (refusal to comply with a request) · no nekting m or f nekt (refusal to comply with a request) · sk poprenie (refusal to believe a problem exists) · sk odmietnutie (refusal to comply with a request) · lt atsisakymas (refusal to comply with a request) · fr déni (refusal to believe a problem exists) · de Zurückweisung (refusal to comply with a request) · pt negação (refusal to comply with a request) · uk відмо́ва (refusal to comply with a request) · hu megtagadás (refusal to comply with a request) · pt negação (assertion of untruth) · eo neo (refusal to comply with a request) · lt neigimas (assertion of untruth) · fr refus (refusal to comply with a request) · de Dementi (assertion of untruth) · cmn 否認 /否认 (negation in logic) · es negación (refusal to believe a problem exists) · ca desmentiment (assertion of untruth) · ar رَدّ (assertion of untruth) · la infitiae (refusal to comply with a request) · ce инкарло (negation in logic) · fr rejet (refusal to believe a problem exists) · hu elutasítás (refusal to comply with a request) · es negación (assertion of untruth) · de Absage (refusal to comply with a request) · pl odmowa (refusal to comply with a request) · de Negation (negation in logic) · he הכחשה (assertion of untruth) · ru отрица́ние (assertion of untruth) · sk popieranie (refusal to believe a problem exists) · hy մերժում (refusal to comply with a request) · ar نَفْي (negation in logic) · be абвяржэ́нне (assertion of untruth) · uk запере́чення (negation in logic) · ko 부정 (negation in logic) · ca negació (negation in logic) · nl weigering (refusal to comply with a request) · ka უარყოფა (refusal to comply with a request) · it rifiuto (refusal to comply with a request) · de Abstreitung (assertion of untruth) · fr négation (negation in logic) · fi kiistäminen (assertion of untruth) · hi खंडन (negation in logic) · ga éaradh (refusal to comply with a request) · ko 거부 (refusal to comply with a request) · es negamiento (assertion of untruth) · es fase negante (refusal to believe a problem exists) · ro negare (refusal to believe a problem exists) · hy հերքում (assertion of untruth) · fi kiistäminen (negation in logic) · es denegación (refusal to comply with a request) · tr inkâr (assertion of untruth) · hy ժխտում (assertion of untruth) · fi kiistäminen (refusal to believe a problem exists) · pl zaprzeczenie (assertion of untruth) · id penyangkalan (assertion of untruth)