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denial


denial - noun

  • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
  • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
  • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

    • denial - thesaurus

    abnegation   defence British English spelling   defense American English spelling   demurrer   disaffirmation  


    View spelling list The l sound after a vowel and learn about the word denial in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for denial

    d is 2 e is 1 n is 1 i is 1 a is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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