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
be off on the wrong foot
to start something under bad circumstances
I tried to talk to my new neighbor but it seems that we are off on the wrong foot already.