Definizione monolingua

denial

denial (plural denials)

1. The negation in logic

   The denial of ""There might be X"" is the null, ""False, there is no X.""

2. A refusal to comply with a request.

   Every time we asked for an interview we got a denial.

3. An assertion of untruth

   The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors.

4. Refusal to believe a problem exists

   We couldnt break through his denial about being alcoholic.

   • (Can we date this quote?)

     Suzanne Fields wrote: ""Denial"" came out of the therapyspeak prevalent in the middle of the 20th century, especially as it was applied to confronting the reality of mortality. It was popularized as the first stage of grief, and quickly expanded to include refusal to confront any bad news or disturbing ideas. [1]

5. (formerly, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

   He is in denial that he has a drinking problem.

Definizione dizionario denial

negazione

The event in which a permission is not granted. By denying a permission, a method can prevent its callers from exercising the privilege represented by that permission. If a method on the call stack denies permission A, a stack walk checking for permission A will fail unless a valid assertion is found on the stack between the method doing the denial and the method that initiated the check for permission A.

diniego

rifiuto

rinnegamento

smentita

Altri significati:

ignoring (an opinion)

assertion of untruth

negation in logic

A refusal to comply with a request.

(formerly, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

refusal to comply with a request

The negation in logic

An assertion of untruth

Refusal to believe a problem exists