Denial

[n] renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
[n] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
[n] the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
[n] the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
[n] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

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Synonyms

abnegation, defence, defense, demurrer, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation

Antonyms

prosecution

Related Terms

abjuration, abjurement, abnegation, abrogation, absolute contradiction, abstaining, agnosticism, annulment, answer, argument, atheism, ban, bereavement, bucking, challenge, chucking, chucking out, complete answer, confounding, confutation, constraint, con