De-nī'al, n.

n. [See DENY.] 1. The act of contradicting, refusing, or disowning. “Hence with denial vain.” Milton.

2. An affirmation or assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction; a negation. “An entire denial of the miracles.” Trench.
3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request; withholding.

The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's subjects as much as they would willingly give, . . . had not to complain of many peremptory denials. Hallam. 4. A refusal to acknowledge; a disavowing; disclaimer of connection with; disavowal; as, the denial of a fault charged on one; a denial of God. Denial of one's self, a declining of some gratification; restraint of one's appetites or propensities.