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
do (someone's) bidding
to do what someone else wants
The principal was able to get the head teacher to do his bidding with the other teachers.