1 [C] ~ (of sth / that...) a statement that says sth is not true or does not exist:
the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him * The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. * an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year
2 [C,U] (a) ~ of sth a refusal to allow sb to have sth they have a right to expect:
the denial of basic human rights * The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech.
3 [U] (psychology) a refusal to accept that sth unpleasant or painful is true:
The patient is still in denial.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for denial is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is denial a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, denial is tagged as noun.
Does denial appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — denial appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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