[{"word":"denial","phonetic":"/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/","audio":""},{"text":"/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/denial-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2453952","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The negation in logic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The denial of \"There might be X\" is the null, \"False, there is no X.\""},{"definition":"A refusal to comply with a request.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Every time we asked for an interview we got a denial."},{"definition":"An assertion of untruth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors."},{"definition":"Refusal to believe a problem exists","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic."},{"definition":"A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He is in denial that he has a drinking problem."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/denial"]}]