OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11724

denial

/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
negación • negamiento
An assertion of untruth.
The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors.
negación • negamiento
The negation in logic.
The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X."
fase negante • negación
Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of ba…
We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic.
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