denial vs nonpositive

denial

noun
  • The negation in logic. 

  • A disownment or disavowal 

  • An assertion of untruth. 

  • Refusal to believe that a problem exists. 

  • A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. 

  • Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing. 

  • A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired. 

  • Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation. 

nonpositive

noun
  • Any value that is not positive. 

adj
  • Not positive; either zero or negative. 

  • Not positive. 

How often have the words denial and nonpositive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )