Noun Definition

denial

1.Definition: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

Category: General

2.Definition: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

Related Noun(s):defence, defense, demurrer

Category: General

3.Definition: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Related Noun(s):abnegation

Category: General

4.Definition: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

Related Noun(s):disaffirmation

Category: General

5.Definition: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

"It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"

Category: General