Denial

Portuguese Meaning

negação

recusa

desmentido

contradição

English Meaning

  1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.
  2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
  3. Law The opposing by a defendant of an allegation of the plaintiff.
  4. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.
  5. Psychology An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.
  6. The act of disowning or disavowing; repudiation.
  7. Abstinence; self-denial.