abstreiten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- denial noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
Senses
abstreiten is used for these senses in English:
- contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- denial Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
- disavow (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
- renounce (transitive) To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
- repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
contest — full definition
- noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.
denial — full definition
- noun A refusal to admit that something is true.
- noun A refusal to accept an unpleasant truth or reality, often as a psychological coping mechanism.
- noun A refusal to grant or provide something requested.