denial

Dementi, Leugnung

Die Aussage, dass eine Behauptung falsch ist oder etwas nicht geschehen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of saying that a claim is untrue or that something did not happen.

• He issued a firm denial.
• Her denial of the claims appeared in the newspaper.
• Despite repeated denials, people still believed the story.

So benutzt man es: denial of something (His denial of the accusation surprised us.); denial that… (Her denial that she knew him was convincing.)

Synonyme: rejection, refutation

Gegenteile: admission

Häufige Wendungen: denial of something, firm denial, issue a denial, official denial

Verdrängung, Verleugnung

Die Weigerung oder Unfähigkeit, eine unangenehme Tatsache anzuerkennen.

In einfachem Englisch: A refusal or inability to accept an unpleasant fact.

• She is still in denial.
• His denial of the problem delayed treatment.
• They lived in denial about the damage for years.

So benutzt man es: in denial about something (He is in denial about his drinking problem.)

Gegenteile: acceptance

Häufige Wendungen: in denial, denial about something, state of denial

Verweigerung

Jemandem etwas, das er braucht oder verlangt, nicht geben oder nicht zugänglich machen.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of refusing to let someone have something they need or ask for.

• They protested the denial of medical care.
• The letter explained the denial of her request.
• Denial of access prevented us from checking the records.

So benutzt man es: denial of something to someone (The denial of treatment to patients caused anger.)

Synonyme: refusal

Gegenteile: grant

Häufige Wendungen: denial of access, denial of care, denial of something

Negation

Eine Aussage, die besagt, dass eine andere Aussage nicht wahr ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A statement that reverses another statement, saying that it is not true.

• Write the denial of this statement.
• The denial is true when the original proposition is false.
• A proposition and its denial cannot both be true.

So benutzt man es: denial of a proposition (We wrote the denial of the proposition below it.)

Synonyme: negation

Gegenteile: affirmation

Häufige Wendungen: denial of something, logical denial