Denial vs Negate - What's the difference?
denial | negate |
(logic) The negation in logic.
A refusal to comply with a request.
An assertion of untruth.
Refusal to believe a problem exists
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To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
(computing) To perform the NOT operation on.
As a noun denial
is (logic) the negation in logic.As a verb negate is
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.denial
English
Noun
(en noun)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
No facts, just emotion," Washington Times (retrieved 11 June 2013):
- "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.
Derived terms
* non-denial denialAnagrams
*negate
English
Verb
(negat)- The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
- a pessimism that always negates
