denial
名词 denial:
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
同义词:disaffirmation
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
同义词:abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him