Denial - Definition
denial
n 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 [syn:
denial, disaffirmation]
3: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests
of others [syn: abnegation, self-abnegation, denial,
self-denial, self-renunciation]
5: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges
against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn:
defense, defence, denial, demurrer] [ant: criminal
prosecution, prosecution]