denial
part of speech
noun (denial, denials)
meaning for a pupil
1) A denial is saying that something is not true. tree →
2) Denial is refusing to give something, or saying no: denial of rights. tree →
3) Being «in denial» means not accepting a painful truth. tree →
4) (Bible) Peter's denial is when he said he did not know Jesus. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and news (he issued a denial), feelings (in denial about grief), ethics (denial of rights), the Easter story.
examples
- The minister made a firm denial. tree →
- Despite his denial, the crumbs were on his face. tree →
- She was in denial about losing the race. tree →
- Denial of food is cruel. tree →
- Peter's denial happened before the cock crowed. tree →
- Denial is one stage of grief. tree →
note
Verb: deny (denied). Self-denial = giving up things you want.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «denial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.