Posted on 02/23/2010 11:38:41 AM PST by nickcarraway
de·ni·al (d-nl) n.
1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.
2.a. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
2.b. Law The opposing by a defendant of an allegation of the plaintiff.
3.a. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.
3.b. Psychology An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.
4. The act of disowning or disavowing; repudiation.
5. Abstinence; self-denial
6. the long march
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