DENIAL Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word denial. (close relations)
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| contradiction | nounn | |||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||
| disapproval | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing • the expression of disapproval • an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group • the act of disapproving or condemning | ||||||
| disavowal | nounn | |||||
noun • denial of any connection with or knowledge of | ||||||
| dissent | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority • a difference of opinion • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent verb • withhold assent • express opposition through action or words • be of different opinions | ||||||
| negation | nounn | |||||
noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||
| refusal | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of refusing • a message refusing to accept something that is offered | ||||||
| rejection | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of rejecting something • the state of being rejected • (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign • the speech act of rejecting | ||||||
| repudiation | nounn | |||||
noun • rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid • refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) • the exposure of falseness or pretensions | ||||||
| veto | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a vote that blocks a decision • the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent • command against | ||||||
| disallowance | nounn | |||||
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| disconfirmation | nounn | |||||
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| abnegation | nounn | |||||
noun • the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||
| defence | nounn | |||||
noun • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • the justification for some act or belief • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • protection from harm • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||
| defense | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||
| demurrer | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings • (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||
| disaffirmation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | ||||||
| self-abnegation | nounn | |||||
noun • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||
| self-denial | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of practicing self discipline • the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||
| self-renunciation | nounn | |||||
noun • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | ||||||
