Definition of Denial

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Denial

The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.

A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction.

A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.

A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God.

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Denial Quotations

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
Mark Twain

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
Ambrose Bierce

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life.
Germaine Greer

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.
Lewis Mumford

The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.
Simon Travaglia

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.
Bill Watterson

Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you.
Bill Hicks

Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.
Annie Besant

I have a very highly developed sense of denial.
Gwyneth Paltrow

Denial Translations

denial in German is Aberkennung {f}, Leugnen, Verweigerung {f}
denial in Norwegian is benektelse, avslag

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