denial C1 Topic:Communication US /dɪˈnaɪəl/ UK /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #8358 Meanings 1 noun A statement that something is not true. The singer issued a firm denial of all the rumors. 2 noun A refusal to give or allow something. The denial of medical care to the poor caused public outrage. 3 noun A refusal to accept that a painful truth or problem is real. He is in denial that he has a drinking problem. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a refusal to give or allow... refusalrejection Word family Forms denials Derived forms area-denialdenialgatedenialismdenialistdenialisticnondenialredenialself-denial Related forms denierdeny Appears in Phrases (2) See all categorical denial an absolute statement that something is untrue, without qualifications or exceptions Adjective + noun indignant denial an angry rejection of an accusation considered unfair Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Delay is the deadliest form of denial Etymology From deny + -al. Topics Communication Psychology & Behavior Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # denial **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈnaɪəl/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 8358 ## Meanings 1. A statement that something is not true. 2. A refusal to give or allow something. 3. A refusal to accept that a painful truth or problem is real. ## Examples - The singer issued a firm denial of all the rumors. - The denial of medical care to the poor caused public outrage. - He is in denial that he has a drinking problem. ## Derived Forms - area-denial - denialgate - denialism - denialist - denialistic - nondenial - redenial - self-denial ## Related Forms - denier - deny ## Etymology From deny + -al. ## Topics - Communication - Psychology & Behavior - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown