denials

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

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