Denial and Incredulity

Denial

Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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

Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

Incredulity noun - Refusal to accept something as true.

Usage example: the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded

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Denial and incredulity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Denial" instead a noun "Incredulity".

Nearby Words: incredulous, incredulously

utter	utter denial	utter incredulity
sheer	sheer denial	sheer incredulity
quiet	quiet denial	quiet incredulity
general	general denial	general incredulity
Other adjectives: silent, stunned.

Furry Denial: In the Secret Squirrel crossover, Secret Squirrel answers Velma's incredulity that I.S.S.'s top agent is a squirrel by saying that one of the gang is a house pet.

Source: Comic Book / Scooby Doo Team Up

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