denials
Claims of innocence
Denials is the plural of denial—acts of refusing to acknowledge something as true or to grant something requested.
In psychology, denial is a defense mechanism where someone rejects uncomfortable realities: Her denials grew less convincing as evidence mounted.
Insurance companies issue denials when rejecting claims.
The senator's repeated denials only fueled speculation.
Denial of acceptance
- declineDecrease or refuse
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- turndownAct of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
dismissal · nonacceptance · spurning · withholding · disallowance · prohibition · noncompliance · stonewalling
Disproving a statement
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- debunkingProving claims false
disconfirmation · invalidation · discrepancy · inconsistency · conflict · disagreement · objection · challenge
Formal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
disownment · abandonment · revocation · abjuration · forswearing · nullification · withdrawal · backtracking
Forcible prevention or concealment
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
minimization · defensiveness · evasion · self-deception · cognitive dissonance · delusion · blindspot · escapism
rejection
Denial of acceptance
rebuff · dismissal · nonacceptance · spurning · withholding · disallowance · prohibition · noncompliance · stonewalling · blocking
refutation
Disproving a statement
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
debunking · disconfirmation · invalidation · discrepancy · inconsistency · conflict · disagreement · objection · challenge · dissent
repudiation
Formal refusal to accept
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
disclaimer · disownment · abandonment · revocation · abjuration · forswearing · nullification · withdrawal · backtracking · distancing
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- deflectionChange in trajectory
rationalization · minimization · defensiveness · evasion · self-deception · cognitive dissonance · delusion · blindspot · escapism · dissociation
- rejectionsno, rejection letter, refusal, decline, turndown
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- utterancesutterance, statements, exclamation, assertion, questions
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
denialsadmissions
Acts of letting in
confessions · acknowledgments · affirmations · confirmations · disclosures
denialsapprovals
Formal consent given
grants · acceptances · permissions · authorizations · allowances
denialsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
acknowledgments · confrontations · reckonings · coming to terms · realizations
- climate denialRejecting scientific consensus on warming
- denial of serviceAttack disabling network access
- claim denialRefusal to pay out
- election denialDisputing official vote outcomes
- COVID denialRefusing to accept pandemic
- vaccine denialRefusing immunizations despite evidence