denegation

Related to denegation: cathect

den·e·ga·tion

 (dĕn′ĭ-gā′shən)
n.
A denial.
[French dénégation, from Latin dēnegātiō, dēnegātiōn-, from dēnegātus, past participle of dēnegāre, to deny; see deny.]
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denegation

(ˌdɛnɪˈɡeɪʃən)
n
a denial, contradiction, or refusal
[C17: from Late Latin dēnegātiō, from Latin dēnegāre to deny, refuse, from negāre to deny]
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den•e•ga•tion

(ˌdɛn ɪˈgeɪ ʃən)

n.
denial; contradiction.
[1480–90; < Late Latin dēnegātiō= Latin dēnegā(re) to deny + -tiō -tion]
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Ceux de la vieille Europe n'y echappent pas, meme s'ils ont longtemps vecu dans la denegation de ces fleaux des temps modernes qu'ils ont cru etre reserves, derriere le confort des murs et barrieres qu'ils ont eriges, comme une fatalite, aux moins nantis, aux plus fragiles.
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