Verleugnung

Definitions of Verleugnung
  1. noun
    (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
    synonyms: Verdrängung, Vermeidung
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    type of:
    Enthaltsamkeit
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
  2. noun
    the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
    synonyms: Leugnung
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    types:
    Verweigerung, Weigerung
    the act of refusing
    Widerruf
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
    type of:
    Äußerung
    the use of language to perform some act
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