Yahoo India Web Search
Yahoo India
Settings
Mail
Sign In
Search query
All
Images
Videos
News
Anytime
Past day
Past week
Past month
Anytime
Search results
Dictionary
denial
/dɪˈnʌɪəl/
noun
1.
the action of denying something:
"she shook her head in denial"
Similar
contradiction
counterstatement
refutation
rebuttal
repudiation
disclaimer
retraction
abjuration
negation
dissent
disaffirmation
rare:
confutation
retractation
Opposite
confirmation
▪
a statement that something is not true:
"his pious denials of responsibility"
Similar
contradiction
counterstatement
refutation
rebuttal
repudiation
disclaimer
retraction
abjuration
negation
dissent
disaffirmation
rare:
confutation
retractation
Opposite
confirmation
▪
the refusal of something requested or desired:
"the denial of insurance to people with certain medical conditions"
Similar
refusal
withholding
withdrawal
rejection
dismissal
rebuff
repulse
declination
veto
turndown
informal:
thumbs down
red light
knock-back
Opposite
acceptance
▪
refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defence mechanism:
"I was an addict in denial"
▪
short for self-denial
▪
refusal to acknowledge someone as one's leader.
Scrabble Points: 7
D
2
E
1
N
1
I
1
A
1
L
1
Powered by
Oxford Dictionaries
More definitions, origin and scrabble points
Settings
Help
Privacy
Terms
Privacy dashboard
Powered by Bing™