denial

/dɪˈnaɪəl/ noun

Definition

NOT TRUE [C, U] › when you say that something is not true: a denial of his guilt

NOT ALLOWING [U] › not allowing someone to have or do something: the denial of medical treatment

(Definition of denial noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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