DENIALS
Noun
denials
plural of denial
Anagrams
• Daniels, daniels, denails, dienals, inleads, lead-ins, snailed
Source: Wiktionary
DENIAL
De*ni"al, n. Etym: [See Deny.]
1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the
contrary of affirmation.
You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare
affirmation or denial may be sufficient. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation,
etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a
contradiction.
3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.
The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's subjects as much
as they would willingly give, . . . had not to complain of many
peremptory denials. Hallam.
4. A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with;
disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial of a fault
charged on one; a denial of God. Denial of one's self, a declining of
some gratification; restraint of one's appetites or propensities;
self-denial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition