The Clue
Disbelief (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DENIAL
Tags
Notes
The answer DENIAL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
First of the five stages of grief
Contradiction
Disavowal
Disclaimer
"No"
Turndown
Defense mechanism
Headshake, e.g.
"That's a lie!," e.g.
"I didn't do it," for one
Peter's three-time utterance
Bad news from a credit card company
Definition
DENIAL as a noun:
1. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
2. (denial, disaffirmation) = the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
4. (abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation) = renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
5. (defense, defence, denial, demurrer) = a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"