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单词 denial
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denial

noun
 
/dɪˈnaɪəl/
/dɪˈnaɪəl/
Word Family
  • deny verb
  • denial noun
  • undeniable adjective
  • undeniably adverb
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  1.  
    [countable] a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something
    • denial (of something) the prisoner’s repeated denials of the charges against him
    • The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack.
    • denial that… There was an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year.
    • in denial She shook her head in denial.
    Extra Examples
    • His question was greeted with a chorus of denials.
    • Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night.
    • The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations.
    • The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms.
    • When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial.
    • a denial from senior officials
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • firm
    • strong
    • vehement
    verb + denial
    • issue
    • make
    preposition
    • denial from
    • in denial
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  2.  
    [countable, uncountable] (a) denial of something an act of refusing to allow somebody to have something they have a right to expect
    • Pressure groups have drawn attention to the denial of human rights in some areas.
    • The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • firm
    • strong
    • vehement
    verb + denial
    • issue
    • make
    preposition
    • denial from
    • in denial
    See full entry
  3.  
    [uncountable] the act of refusing to accept that something unpleasant or painful is true
    • in denial The patient is still in denial.
    • Some people are in denial about the situation.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • firm
    • strong
    • vehement
    verb + denial
    • issue
    • make
    preposition
    • denial from
    • in denial
    See full entry
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