Denial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːlɪtʃˌoʊsfələs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪnˈaɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪnˈaɪəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːlɪtʃˌoʊsfələs/.

Examples

it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges
he gave evidence for the defense

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

prosecution

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) “it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges”
noun	the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
noun	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
noun	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
noun	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him “he gave evidence for the defense”

Word Forms

deny	verb	refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
abnegate	verb	deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verweigerung

der Akt der Weigerung, der Bitte nachzukommen (wie bei einer Anfrage)

🇫🇷French

dénégation

l'acte de refuser de se conformer (comme à une demande)

🇪🇸Spanish

negación

el acto de negarse a cumplir (como con una solicitud)

🇮🇹Italian

negazione

l'atto di rifiutarsi di ottemperare (come con una richiesta)

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkenning

de handeling van weigering om te voldoen (zoals bij een verzoek)

🇵🇹Portuguese

negação

o ato de recusar-se a cumprir (como acontece com uma solicitação)

🇷🇺Russian

отрицание

акт отказа подчиниться (как в случае с просьбой)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इनकार

अनुपालन से इनकार करने का कार्य (अनुरोध के साथ)

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বীকার

মেনে চলতে অস্বীকার করার কাজ (একটি অনুরোধের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

இணங்க மறுக்கும் செயல் (கோரிக்கையுடன்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరస్కరణ

పాటించడానికి నిరాకరించే చర్య (అభ్యర్థనతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

नकार

पालन करण्यास नकार देण्याची कृती (विनंतीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇનકાર

પાલન કરવાનો ઇનકાર કરવાની ક્રિયા (વિનંતી સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

ಅನುಸರಿಸಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ವಿನಂತಿಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷേധം

അനുസരിക്കാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (ഒരു അഭ്യർത്ഥന പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਨਕਾਰ

ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

انکار

تعمیل کرنے سے انکار کرنے کا عمل (جیسا کہ درخواست کے ساتھ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拒绝

拒绝遵守的行为（如请求）

🇯🇵Japanese

拒否

（要求と同様に）従うことを拒否する行為

🇰🇷Korean

부정

(요청과 같이) 따르기를 거부하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phủ nhận

hành động từ chối tuân thủ (như với một yêu cầu)

🇹🇭Thai

การปฏิเสธ

การกระทำปฏิเสธที่จะปฏิบัติตาม (เช่นเดียวกับการร้องขอ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyangkalan

tindakan menolak untuk mematuhi (seperti permintaan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggi

ang pagkilos ng pagtanggi na sumunod (tulad ng isang kahilingan)

🇲🇾Malay

penafian

perbuatan enggan mematuhi (seperti permintaan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنكار

فعل رفض الامتثال (كما هو الحال مع الطلب)

🇮🇷Persian

انکار

عمل امتناع از انجام (مانند درخواست)

🇹🇷Turkish

inkar

uymayı reddetme eylemi (bir talepte olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכחָשָׁה

מעשה הסירוב להיענות (כמו בקשה)

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The primary meaning of 'denial' is 'the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)'.

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