n.

1. 否認，否定[C][U]
   Recently the company issued a denial of the story.

   最近該公司聲明否認此事。

2. 拒絕；拒絕承認；背棄；脫離關係[C][U]
   Your denial of her request hurt her.

   你拒絕了她的請求，這傷害了她。

3. 自制，節制[U]

n.

1. the action of denying something.
2. Psychology  refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion, used as a defence mechanism.