DENIAL
Scrabble letter values: D2E1N1I1A1L1 = 7
Definition
- noun the act of refusing to comply (as with a request).
- noun the act of asserting that something alleged is not true. — synonyms: disaffirmation
- noun (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts.
- noun renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. — synonyms: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
- noun a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. — synonyms: defense, defence, demurrer
Examples
- “it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges”
- “he gave evidence for the defense”
- “The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X."”