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Noun denial has 5 senses

denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
--₁ is a kind of speech act
--₁ has particulars:
abnegation; naysaying; negative; refusal; disavowal, disclaimer

Derived form: verb deny₃
denial - the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
--₂ is a kind of assertion, averment, asseveration
--₂ has particulars: negation
Derived form: verb deny₁
denial - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
--₃ is a kind of defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
--₄ is a kind of selflessness, self-sacrifice; renunciation, forgoing, forswearing

Derived form: verb deny₅
defense, defence, denial, demurrer - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
--₅ is a kind of due process, due process of law
--₅ is a part of trial
--₅ has particulars: entrapment
Derived form: verb deny₆