Stubborn vs Denial - What's the difference?
stubborn | denial |
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
(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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As an adjective stubborn
is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.As a noun denial is
the negation in logic.stubborn
English
Adjective
(er)- He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* stubbornly * stubbornnessExternal 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.