denial
noun uk/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ us/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/
(NOT TRUE)
C2 [ C ]否认，否定
a statement that something is not true or does not exist
The CEO issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign. 首席执行官发表声明，对她将辞职的报道予以否认。
[ + that ] Officials did not believe the runner's denial that he had taken drugs. 那位赛跑选手否认服药，但官员们并不相信。
His denial of responsibility for the accident was unconvincing. 他否认自己对这场事故负有任何责任，但他的说法并不令人信服。
C2 [ C ]（某人）否认（做过某事）
a statement that someone has not done something
(NOT ALLOW)
[ U ]拒绝;剥夺
the fact of not allowing someone to do or have something
a gross denial of justice 对正义的粗暴践踏
See also: self-denial
(NOT ACCEPT)
拒绝相信;拒绝接受
an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true
He's still in denial about the break-up of his relationship. 他仍然无法接受他们分手这一事实。
(AGAINST BELIEFS)
违反，背叛（原则，信念）
the situation in which someone behaves in a way that goes against their beliefs and what they think is right
If I did what you ask, it would be a denial of everything I stand for (= believe in). 如果我照你说的做了，那就等于背叛了我的信念。