Definition of denials:
(n) :
A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
(n) :
Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
(n) :
Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing.
(n) :
An assertion of untruth.
(n) :
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
(n) :
Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation.