denial

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-nahy-uhl ]

Definition:

n. an unwillingness to grant something asked for; a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

Sentence:

My mom's denial of our request for cookies left us hungry.

More example sentences:

My mom's denial of our request for cookies left us hungry.

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She was dumbstruck after hearing his denial of what really happened.

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I did not understand the vehemence of his denial.

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He gave a vehement denial.

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Synonyms:

no; refusal; rejection

Antonyms:

acceptance

Denial rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • dial
  • dyal
  • hisle
  • lisle
  • lyall
  • nial
  • rial
  • trial
  • vial
  • viall
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • gemayel
  • mistrial
  • pretrial
  • redial
  • retrial