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