Denial
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The negation in logic A refusal to comply with a request. An assertion of untruth Refusal to believe a problem exists
Example sentence: People have the problem of denial. This is one of the things I learned in Lebanon. Everybody who left Beirut when the war started, including my parents, said, 'Oh, its temporary.' It lasted 17 years! People tend to underestimate the gravity of these situations. That's how they work.
Demurrer
Part of speech: noun
Definition: someone who demurs or objectsA stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further.