denial

noun

a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

Roots

negoni- · Latin · deny

Synonyms for denial

disaffirmationn abnegationn disavowaln refusaln negationn repudiationn nonacceptancen rejectionn recantationn demurrern disownmentn refutationn renunciationn disproofn rebuffn abjurationn revocationn refutaln

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Where does denial come from?

The word denial breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ni-, from Latin nego (“deny”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.