[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:Despite his denials, we knew he had taken the purse. The politician issued a denial of his opponent's charges.Synonyms: repudiation , disclaimer , disavowal Antonyms: confession , acknowledgment , admission", "refusal to believe a doctrine, theory, or the like.", "disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing.", "the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire, etc., or the refusal of a person making it.", "refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal:the traitor's denial of his country; Peter's denial of Christ.", "Law.refusal to acknowledge the validity of a claim, suit, or the like; a plea that denies deniesallegations of fact in an adversary's plea:Although she sued for libel, he entered a general denial.", "sacrifice of one's own wants or needs; self-denial.", "Psychology.an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying denyingthoughts, feelings, or facts that are consciously intolerable."]}]