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denial

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﹒The action of declaring something to be untrue.

﹒A psychological defense mechanism in which a person rejects or refuses to acknowledge a painful reality.

﹒The refusal of a request or the withholding of something asked for.

Examples

﹒He is still in denial about the severity of his illness.

﹒The company issued a formal denial regarding the rumors of a merger.

﹒Her flat denial of the accusations left everyone in the room feeling suspicious.

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