n.
1.the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
2.the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
3.(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4.renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
5.a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Idiom of the Day
a matter-of-fact manner/way
a way of simply telling or showing the truth, a way that makes one seem not to care much
The witness described the murder in a matter-of-fact way.