1. (noun) denial
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
Synonyms: self-abnegation, abnegation, disaffirmation, defence, self-renunciation, defense, demurrer, self-denial
2. (noun) denial, disaffirmation
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
Synonyms: self-abnegation, abnegation, disaffirmation, defence, self-renunciation, defense, demurrer, self-denial, denial
3. (noun) denial
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
Synonyms: self-abnegation, abnegation, disaffirmation, defence, self-renunciation, defense, demurrer, self-denial
4. (noun) abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Synonyms: self-abnegation, abnegation, self-discipline, disaffirmation, defence, self-renunciation, self-control, defense, demurrer, self-denial, denial
5. (noun) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, self-abnegation, vindication, defense reaction, disaffirmation, defense lawyers, self-renunciation, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, demurral, abnegation, defense, defence force, demur, self-denial
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Synonyms for denial 
