2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Denial \De*ni"al\, n. [See {Deny}.]
1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation;
-- the contrary of {affirmation}.
You ought to converse with so much sincerity that
your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient.
--Bp.
Stillingfleet
2. A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge,
imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing
stated or maintained; a contradiction.
3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's
subjects as much as they would willingly give . . .
had not to complain of many peremptory denials.
--Hallam.
4. A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with
disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as the denial
of a fault charged on one a denial of God.
{Denial of one's self}, a declining of some gratification;
restraint of one's appetites or propensities; self-denial.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
denial
n 1: the act of refusing a request; "it resulted in a complete
denial of his privileges"
2: an assertion that something alleged is not true
3: a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests
of others [syn: {abnegation}, {self-abnegation}, {self-denial},
{self-renunciation}]
5: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the
charges against him "he gave evidence for the defense"
[syn: {defense}, {defence}, {demurrer}] [ant: {prosecution}]
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