denial
noun/dɪˈnaɪəl/
/dɪˈnaɪəl/
Word Family
- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
- [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
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- [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
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- [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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
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