denial

否定、否認

ある主張は正しくない、または出来事は起きていないと言うこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： denial of something (His denial of the accusation surprised us.); denial that… (Her denial that she knew him was convincing.)

類義語： rejection, refutation

反対語： admission

よく使う表現： denial of something, firm denial, issue a denial, official denial

否認、現実逃避

つらい事実を受け入れようとしない、または受け入れられないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： in denial about something (He is in denial about his drinking problem.)

反対語： acceptance

よく使う表現： in denial, denial about something, state of denial

拒否、拒絶

相手が求めたり必要としたりする物や機会を与えないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： denial of something to someone (The denial of treatment to patients caused anger.)

類義語： refusal

反対語： grant

よく使う表現： denial of access, denial of care, denial of something

否定

別の文が正しくないと述べ、その文の真偽を逆にする文。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： denial of a proposition (We wrote the denial of the proposition below it.)

類義語： negation

反対語： affirmation

よく使う表現： denial of something, logical denial