n. 1 the act or an instance of denying. 2 a refusal of a request or wish. 3 a statement that a thing is not true; a rejection (denial of the accusation). 4 a disavowal of a person as one's leader etc. 5 = SELF-DENIAL.
DENIAL
Meaning of DENIAL in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012