de ontkenning
denial
noun · /ˈɔntˌkɛ.nɪŋ/
Forms
- Article
- de ontkenning
- Plural
- de ontkenningen
- Diminutive
- het ontkenninkje
- Also means
- negation
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Zijn ontkenning klonk onoprecht.
His denial sounded insincere.
Ze leeft al jaren in ontkenning.
She has been living in denial for years.
De ontkenning van het gerucht verraste mij.
The denial of the rumor surprised me.
Other “de” words
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