denial vs recitation

denial

noun
  • 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. 

  • The negation in logic. 

recitation

noun
  • The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. 

  • A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. 

  • The material recited. 

  • A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. 

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