denial

/dɪnˈaɪəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

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
3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
5. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   “he gave evidence for the defense”

Synonyms for denial

• disaffirmation
• abnegation
• self-abnegation
• self-denial
• self-renunciation
• defense
• defence
• demurrer

Words that rhyme with denial

• dial
• trial
• rial
• lisle
• mistrial
• pretrial
• retrial
• vial
• belisle
• dyal
• hisle
• lyall
• nial
• redial
• viall
• videophile