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。

a statement that someone has not done something

the fact of not allowing someone to do or have something

a gross denial of justice 对正义的粗暴践踏

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。

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。