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de·ni·al  audio  (d-nl) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.
    1. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
    2. Law The opposing by a defendant of an allegation of the plaintiff.
    1. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.
    2. Psychology An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.
  4. The act of disowning or disavowing; repudiation.
  5. Abstinence; self-denial.
ETYMOLOGY:
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