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Noun
/diˈnīəl/,
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denials, plural;
  1. The action of declaring something to be untrue
    • - she shook her head in denial
  2. The refusal of something requested or desired
    • - the denial of insurance to people with certain medical conditions
  3. A statement that something is not true
    • - official denials
    • - his denial that he was having an affair
  4. Failure to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness, used as a defense mechanism
    • - you're living in denial
  5. Disavowal of a person as one's leader


  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. abnegation: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  5. defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
  6. (deny) declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
  7. Denial is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.
  8. Denial is a 1990 American drama, written and directed by Erin Dignam. The film features Robin Wright as "Sarah," a sometime actress and tall, dark, handsome loner, "Michael" (Jason Patric), as lovers, as they were in real life, (before she was with Sean Penn). ...
  9. Denial is a 1998 film written and directed by Adam Rifkin. It was released to video under the title Something About Sex. The plot revolved around couples as they struggle with the hardships of maintaining a monogamous relationship. ...
  10. Denial is a mystery novel written by Stuart M. Kaminsky, a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. This is a Lew Fonesca mystery and was released last July 8, 2005.
  11. Denial (Greek: Άρνηση) is a poem by Giorgos Seferis (1900-1971) published in his collection Turning Point ("Strophe") in 1931. ...
  12. Denial is the lead single of album Home by Alternative metal band Sevendust. The song was written by Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose and it was released in July 1999. It was one of the songs featured in ATV Offroad Fury.
  13. The negation in logic; A refusal to comply with a request; An assertion of untruth; Refusal to believe a problem exists; A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect
  14. (Denials) The portion of the Activity Log used to access zero dollar Claim Payment Statements/EOBs, which have no payment attached to them.
  15. (Denials) all press releases, reports, and interviews issued by government fish managers are essentially denials of stuff that anyone knows to be true, and is not based on the best available science.
  16. (DENIED) Application or request could not be approved as proposed and is denied by either Council or administratively, process completed.
  17. (Denied (Youth Court)) When a young person states that they did not commit an offence with which they have been charged, they are said to have "denied" the charge. (i.e. 'denied' is the Youth Court equivalent of a 'not guilty' plea in the criminal court.)
  18. (Denied) A possible response of the defendant to the complaint which asserts the facts of the averment are not true.
  19. (Denied) indicates no eligibility for the award shown. Ineligibility may be caused by factors such as poor academics, failure to complete coursework, or other previous financial aid history.
  20. Denied refers to the status of an application or permit.  An application has been denied when it has not met the City's criteria.
  21. (Deny) Defensive play that prevents an offensive player from receiving the ball.
  22. (Deny) Not eligible for admission to Appalachian given the current applicant pool.  Students are encouraged to attend another accredited institution and re-apply for admission as a transfer student.  Contact your Admissions Counselor for more information, or visit the transfer web site.
  23. (Deny) The college or university has decided not to grant the student admission to the school.
  24. (Deny) The equivalent of a not-guilty plea in adult court.
  25. (Deny) To destroy one of your own team's creeps or towers in order to prevent the other team from gaining gold or XP from it.