And did she need some sort of denial from him in order to rest?

But the single word of denial said to them, I will not.

"You live with a whole lot of denial about what's going to happen to your parents."

We don't want to be in a state of denial.

Playing down the problem is just another example of denial.

After years of denial, he has come to terms with his father.

But there was nothing she could say in way of denial.

She wanted to keep some hope, even if it was just a form of denial.

"And not until there has been a long period of denial about that."

What are the features of denial in society at large?