denial
US: /dɪˈnaɪəɫ/
UK: /dɪnˈaɪəl/
UK: /dɪnˈaɪəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
denial /di'naiəl/
- danh từ
- sự từ chối, sự khước từ; sự phủ nhận
- denial of a truth: sự phủ nhận một sự thật
- denial of a request: sự từ chối một yêu cầu
- a flat denial: sự từ chối dứt khoát
- sự từ chối không cho (ai cái gì)
- sự chối, sự không nhận
- sự từ chối, sự khước từ; sự phủ nhận
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] ~ (of sth / that ...) a statement that says sth is not true or does not exist: the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him + The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. + an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year
2 [C, U] (a) ~ of sth a refusal to allow sb to have sth they have a right to expect: the denial of basic human rights + The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech.
3 [U] (psychology) a refusal to accept that sth unpleasant or painful is true: The patient is still in denial.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 contradiction, negation, repudiation, refutation, disavowal, disclaimer, disaffirmation:
Her denials notwithstanding, she was found guilty.
2 retraction, recantation, renunciation, withdrawal:
The arbitrary denial of civil rights to some is unconscionable.
3 refusal, rejection, negation; veto:
The boy's persistent denial of authority went into his record.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
firm, strong, vehement, vigorous
When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial.
| explicit
The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms.
| government, official
Despite official denials, it appears the government did make a deal with the terrorists.
VERB + DENIAL
issue, make
The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations. Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night.
PREP.
~ from
a denial from senior officials
PHRASES
a chorus of denials
His question was greeted with a chorus of denials.
Concise English dictionary
denialsdɪ'naɪəl
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
