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What does denial mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word denial? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (logic) The negation in logic.
  2. A refusal to comply with a request.
  3. An assertion of untruth.
  4. Refusal to believe a problem exists
  5. (psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
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First, it is a denial of the power of the human intellect to reason out understanding.
It is also a denial of that girl's right to fulfil her potential at a time when many Asian girls are doing well at school.
His acidic denial was ignored because Will had acknowledged Katherine's presence.
Strong defenses and a sense of denial are hallmarks of the substance abuser's psychology.
It could be denial but I feel more likely it's an acute awareness of the stakes involved.
Perkins issued a flat denial that he had ever had anything to do with Duke, and he denounced him for good measure.

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