Denial and Expectation

Denial

Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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

Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

Expectation

Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

Denial and expectation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Denial" instead a noun "Expectation".

How words are described

human human denial human expectation
usual usual denial usual expectation
complete complete denial complete expectation
sheer sheer denial sheer expectation
Other adjectives: strong, constant, little, quiet, general.
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