Answer and Denial

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Denial and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Denial" instead a noun "Answer".

Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Answer and denial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Denial".

Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

usual	usual answer	usual denial
direct	direct answer	direct denial
honest	honest answer	honest denial
obvious	obvious answer	obvious denial
Other adjectives: simple, actual, serious, truthful, immediate, vague, general, official, expected.

If they answer no Colbert says they are gay and in denial because a straight man would acknowledge how sexy he is.

Source: Series / The Colbert Report
Malcolm sort of seems to get the idea, but then goes into immediate denial and looks for another answer.

Source: Series / Malcolm in the Middle
This may have originated with Sigmund Freud, who claimed that a patient who says "no" is simply in denial, and the more vehemently they say "no", the more likely the real answer is "yes".

Source: "No" Means "Yes"

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