denial

smentita, negazione

Atto di dichiarare che un’affermazione è falsa o che qualcosa non è accaduto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: rejection, refutation

Contrari: admission

Espressioni comuni: denial of something, firm denial, issue a denial, official denial

negazione, rifiuto

Rifiuto o incapacità di accettare un fatto spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: in denial about something (He is in denial about his drinking problem.)

Contrari: acceptance

Espressioni comuni: in denial, denial about something, state of denial

diniego, rifiuto

Rifiuto di concedere a qualcuno qualcosa che chiede o di cui ha bisogno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: denial of something to someone (The denial of treatment to patients caused anger.)

Sinonimi: refusal

Contrari: grant

Espressioni comuni: denial of access, denial of care, denial of something

negazione

Affermazione che dichiara non vera un’altra affermazione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: denial of a proposition (We wrote the denial of the proposition below it.)

Sinonimi: negation

Contrari: affirmation

Espressioni comuni: denial of something, logical denial