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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
denial/dɪˈnʌɪəl/
▶noun
- 1 the action of denying something.
- 2 Psychology refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion, used as a defence mechanism.
'denial' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "denial" in the title:
"steady himself" and "fear and denial"
be in denial
deny/denial
He loses the ball: Denial? 'He doesn't get it.'
In denial
in the full bloom of New England optimistic denial?
In Total Denial to Think ....
live in optimistic denial?
self-denial to relinquish
She's in denial.
strenuous denial/emphatic denial
be in denial
deny/denial
He loses the ball: Denial? 'He doesn't get it.'
In denial
in the full bloom of New England optimistic denial?
In Total Denial to Think ....
live in optimistic denial?
self-denial to relinquish
She's in denial.
strenuous denial/emphatic denial
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