Denials - English meaning

noun

A formal or public statement that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

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She was forced to make an abjuration of her catholic faith., her abjuration of her belief in indepe…

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The act of proving that a person or an argument is wrong

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Confutation of she prepared a lengthy confutation of her rival's theory., saint augustine devoted a…

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A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

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The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions

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A statement asserting that evidence or an accusation is false.

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This proposal prompted a strong counterstatement

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A statement that is made in reply to a previous statement, saying that it is not true or giving a different opinion

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He issued a counter-statement, claiming that he had been attacked without provocation., newspapers …

noun

A statement that denies something, especially responsibility.

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The novel carries a disclaimer about the characters bearing no relation to living persons

noun

The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

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There was no dissent from this view

verb

Hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.

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Two members dissented from the majority

noun

The contradiction or denial of something.

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There should be confirmation—or negation—of the findings

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The action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect

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The utter negation of natural beauty was appalling., she sees faith as a negation of reason., she s…

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The exact opposite of something, or a complete lack of it

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She sees faith as a negation of reason.

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An instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation.

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My post below, about architecture was never designed as evidence for the rebuttal.

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A statement that a claim or criticism is not true

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She issued a rebuttal of the charges.

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A statement that says or proves that something is not true

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She says she is preparing a point-by-point rebuttal that will address these issues.

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The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.

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Scientific theory is always tentative, open to refutation

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The act of saying or proving that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

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She published a refutation in the newspapers two days later., here is a simple refutation of that a…

noun

Rejection of a proposal or idea.

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The repudiation of reformist policies

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A reconsideration or re-examination of something previously discussed. usually in plural.

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The action or an act of withdrawing a statement, accusation, etc., which is now admitted to be erroneous or unjustified; = "retraction". chiefly formal in later use.

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The action of drawing something back or back in.

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Prey are grasped between the jaws upon tongue retraction

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A statement in which you admit that something you said or wrote previously was wrong

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He demanded an immediate retraction and apology., the lawyers say the family may seek a retraction …