What is the Latin word for denial?

The usual Latin words for “denial” are negātiō, īnfitiātiō, recūsātiō; also repudiātiō, dētrectātiō, pernegō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“denial” in Latin

negātiōa denying, denial, refusal, negation; a negative (word)īnfitiātiōdenial, disowning recūsātiōrefusal, declining; objection, protest; plea in defence, counter plea repudiātiōrejection, refusal dētrectātiōrefusal, evasion pernegōto deny entirely; to refuse flatly mīlitiamilitary service; the military, army, soldiery; warfare, war, campaign

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

denial

Assertion that the thing is not so, negatio (an answer in the negative): infitiatio (a denial of some statement or charge that affects one’s personal interest; especially with reference to pecuniary transactions): to persist in his denial, pernegare.

Refusal, recusatio. repudiatio [SYN. of verbs under DENY]: detrectatio (denial or refusal to do anything; e.g., of military service, militiae): to meet with a denial from anybody, repulsam ferre ab aliquo. ☞ Repulsam pati, poetically, Ov. I give anybody a denial of anything, aliquis alicujus rei a me repulsam fert: he gave me a direct denial, negavit se hoc esse facturum.

Denial of one’s self, dolorum et laborum contemtio (contempt of pain and hardship): animi moderatio (self-denial, evinced in self-control).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for denial?: The usual Latin words for “denial” are negātiō, īnfitiātiō, recūsātiō; also repudiātiō, dētrectātiō, pernegō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.