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jwm1978
Aug 31, 2012, 10:06 PM
What do you call it when someone does not accept what they see as the truth because they are in shock? Even though there is evidence, such as seeing a UFO or satan appears to them. Basically they have a hard time accepting reality? What is the right word

Clemintine
Aug 31, 2012, 11:54 PM
Denial?

joypulv
Sep 1, 2012, 02:42 AM
Denial is a good word, but if someone told me I was in denial for refusing to accept the 'reality' of Satan or a UFO, and I've never believed either of those are real, then I am not in denial. I'm realistic, and the person expecting me to believe is in a denial of his own.

jwm1978
Sep 1, 2012, 10:09 AM
I finally found it. It is abnegation

joypulv
Sep 1, 2012, 10:45 AM
For the instance you gave, abnegation isn't the right word. Abnegation is used when the denial involves some sort of self-sacrifice or renouncement.