denial
Noun
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The act of refusing to comply (as with a request) (synset 107219061)
"it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"hypernym: speech act - the use of language to perform some acthyponym:
- abnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
- naysaying - the act of saying no to a request
- negative - a reply of denial
- refusal - the act of refusing
- disavowal, disclaimer - denial of any connection with or knowledge of
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The act of asserting that something alleged is not true (synset 107218900)
hypernym: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)hyponym: negation - the speech act of negatingsynonym: disaffirmation
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts (synset 113483154)
domain category: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordershypernym: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others (synset 100206498)
hypernym:
- forgoing, forswearing, renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
- self-sacrifice, selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
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A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (synset 101201240)
"he gave evidence for the defense"domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityhypernym: due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguardshyponym: entrapment - a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officialspart meronym: trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
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