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noun ADJ. firm, strong, vehement, vigorous When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. | explicit The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms. | government, official Despite official denials, it appears the government did make a deal with the terrorists. VERB + DENIAL issue, make The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations. Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night. PREP. ~ from a denial from senior officials PHRASES a chorus of denials His question was greeted with a chorus of denials.
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denial
adjectives
a strong denial
• When the accusation was made, it met with a strong denial.
a vehement/vigorous denial
(= very strong )
• The report led to vehement denials from the minister involved.
a categorical denial
(= saying very definitely that something is not true )
• Her categorical denial conflicted with the evidence.
an angry denial
• There were angry denials of corruption in the police force.
an official denial
• The Army has consistently issued official denials of involvement.
a public denial
• He refused to make any public denial.
verbs
issue a denial
(= deny something publicly or officially )
• Immediately the government issued a denial of the rumours.
make a denial
(= deny something )
• He made no public denial of the allegations against him.
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