Renunciation vs Denial - What's the difference?
renunciation | denial | Synonyms |
the act of rejecting]] or [[renounce, renouncing something as invalid
the resignation of an ecclesiastical office
(logic) The negation in logic.
A refusal to comply with a request.
An assertion of untruth.
Refusal to believe a problem exists
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= (dated, psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
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As nouns the difference between renunciation and denial
is that renunciation is the act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid while denial is the negation in logic.renunciation
English
(wikipedia renunciation)Noun
(en noun)- The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
- The bishop's renunciation was on account of his ill health.
See also
* abjurement * repudiationExternal links
* *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.