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单词 denial
释义 de·ni·al
I. \-ˈnī(ə)l\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: deny + -al
1. : refusal to grant, assent to, or sanction : rejection of something requested, claimed, or felt to be due
 < denial of his visiting privileges >
 < denial of passports to undesirables >
2.
 a. : refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, or imputation : assertion that something alleged is untrue
  < his denial that he took the money >
  < her denial that her son was involved >
 b. : refusal to accept or acknowledge the reality or validity of a thing or idea
  < his denial of the divine right of kings >
3. : refusal to acknowledge a person or thing as standing in a certain relationship or as having a certain character : disavowal, repudiation
 < a renegade's denial of his leader >
 < the baron's denial of his weakling son >
4. : the opposing by the defendant of an allegation of the opposite party in a law suit
5. dialect England : hindrance, handicap, disadvantage
 < his lame hand was a great denial to him >
6. : a restriction or limitation upon one's own activity or desires : self-denial
 < the three thousand which he had hoarded at the price of sacrifice and denial — William Faulkner >
7. : a bridge bid indicating inability to raise or support a partner's bid
8. logic : negation
II. noun
: a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality
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