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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Denial \De*ni"al\, n. [See Deny.]
     1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation;
        -- the contrary of affirmation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You ought to converse with so much sincerity that
              your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient.
                                                    --Bp.
                                                    Stillingfleet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Denial of one's self, a declining of some gratification;
        restraint of one's appetites or propensities; self-denial.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  denial
       n 1: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it
            resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
       2: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
       3: (psychiatry) 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     Αγγλικά n.
     άρνηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     n.
     1 An assertion of untruth.
     2 (lb en logic) The negation in logic.
     3 A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is
  requested or desired.
     4 Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     n.
     1 An assertion of untruth.
     2 (lb en logic) The negation in logic.
     3 A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is
  requested or desired.
     4 Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     n.
     1 An assertion of untruth.
     2 (lb en logic) The negation in logic.
     3 A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is
  requested or desired.
     4 Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     n.
     1 An assertion of untruth.
     2 (lb en logic) The negation in logic.
     3 A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is
  requested or desired.
     4 Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     Englanti n.
     1 torjuminen (psykologinen defenssi)
     2 kieltäminen, kiistäminen (asian)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  denial
     Engelska n.
     1 förnekelse; påstående att något inte är sant
     2 nekan, vägran; handlingen att vägra gå med på en begäran
     3 vägran att tro på att ett visst problem existerar

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Denial /dɪnˈaɪəl/
  النكران

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  denial //dɪˈnaɪ.əl// 
  1. отри́чане
  negation in logic
  2. о́тказ
  refusal to comply with a request