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Denialist arguments are often bolstered by accurate information taken wildly out of context, wielded selectively, and supported by fake experts who often don't seem fake at all.
Michael Specter

Meaning of "denialist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DENIALIST

denialist  [dɪˈnaɪəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DENIALIST

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Denialist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DENIALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Denialism

In human behavior, denialism is exhibited by individuals choosing to deny reality as a way to avoid dealing with an uncomfortable truth.[1] Author Paul O'Shea remarks, "[It] is the refusal to accept an empirically verifiable reality. It is an essentially irrational action that withholds validation of a historical experience or event".[2] Author Michael Specter defined group denialism as "when an entire segment of society, often struggling with the trauma of change, turns away from reality in favor of a more comfortable lie."[3] In science, denialism has been defined as the rejection of basic concepts that are undisputed and well-supported parts of the scientific consensus on a topic in favor of ideas that are both radical and controversial.[4] It has been proposed that the various forms of denialism have the common feature of the rejection of overwhelming evidence and the generation of a controversy through attempts to deny that a consensus exists.[5][6] A common example is Young Earth creationism and its dispute with the evolutionary theory.

Definition of denialist in the English dictionary

The definition of denialist in the dictionary is a person who refuses to accept something that is regarded as an established fact.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DENIALIST


aerialist
ˈɛərɪəlɪst
colonialist
kəˈləʊnɪəlɪst
dialist
ˈdaɪəlɪst
editorialist
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪst
hyperrealist
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪst
idealist
aɪˈdɪəlɪst
imperialist
ɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪst
industrialist
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlɪst
loyalist
ˈlɔɪəlɪst
materialist
məˈtɪərɪəlɪst
ministerialist
ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəlɪst
myalist
ˈmaɪəlɪst
neorealist
ˌniːəʊˈrɪəlɪst
proverbialist
prəˈvɜːbɪəlɪst
realist
ˈrɪəlɪst
royalist
ˈrɔɪəlɪst
sciolist
ˈsaɪəlɪst
serialist
ˈsɪərɪəlɪst
trialist
ˈtraɪəlɪst
triallist
ˈtraɪəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DENIALIST

deni
deniability
deniable
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denial
denied
denier
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denigrate
denigration
denigrative
denigrator
denigratory
denim
denim jacket
denimed
denims
Denis
denisation
denitrate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DENIALIST

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brutalist
capitalist
centralist
environmentalist
finalist
fundamentalist
generalist
hospitalist
journalist
mentalist
minimalist
nationalist
naturalist
Orientalist
photojournalist
removalist
sensationalist
socialist
specialist
vocalist

Synonyms and antonyms of denialist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «denialist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DENIALIST

Find out the translation of denialist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of denialist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «denialist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

denialist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negacionista
570 millions of speakers

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denialist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

denialist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينكرون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отрицания
278 millions of speakers

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denialist
270 millions of speakers

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denialist
260 millions of speakers

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négationniste
220 millions of speakers

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Penafian
190 millions of speakers

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Leugner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

否認主義者
130 millions of speakers

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denialist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Denialist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

denialist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

denialist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नकार देणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inkârcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negazionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

denialist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заперечення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

denialist
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

denialist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

denialist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förnekelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

denialist
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DENIALIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about denialist

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QUOTES WITH «DENIALIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word denialist.
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Michael Specter
Denialist arguments are often bolstered by accurate information taken wildly out of context, wielded selectively, and supported by fake experts who often don't seem fake at all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DENIALIST»

Discover the use of denialist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to denialist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human ...
For denialist deconstructionists, not understanding the basic biology and pathology of HIV and failing to see the logic in how HIV causes AIDS is the basis for their doubt. However, misunderstanding AIDS is insufficient and does not lead to ...
Nicoli Nattrass, Seth C. Kalichman, 2009
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Viral Mothers: Breastfeeding in the Age of HIV/AIDS
Mimick- ing other denialist positions (like those concerning global warming and evolution), AIDS denialists ›oat conspiracy theories about a monolithic “AIDS science orthodoxy”that does not admit iconoclastic positions or investigators and  ...
Bernice L. Hausman, 2011
3
The Land Of Plenty: Australia In The 2000s
Gallingly for the denialist industry, not only has government moved on, with the Kyoto Protocol having been ratified, but so have important sections of the business community. In 2004, insurance companies teamed up with the World Wildlife ...
Davis, Mark, Mark Davis, 2008
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The Aids Conspiracy: Science Fights Back
AIDS denialist beliefs can be embraced and to the powerful psychological forces at work. AIDS activist Jeanne Bergman suggests that the phenomenon is understandable if we see AIDS denialism as a “kind of cult” replete with its own sense ...
Nicoli Nattrass, 2013
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Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and ...
As hoped, the fraction of those answering “proven” dropped by more than 10 percent after being shown the denialist ad. Smokers were more easily persuaded than non-smokers, with the “proven cause” fraction dropping from 73 to only 60 ...
Robert N. Proctor, 2012
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The Climate Change Debate: An Epistemic and Ethical Enquiry
We reserve the term “denialist” for those who disbelieve one or more of the above claims. A denialist then is a kind of skeptic. A denialist hasn't merely suspended judgment about something; he or she actually believes it to be false (i.e. he or ...
David Coady, Richard Corry, 2013
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Denial: History Betrayed
When they do exist, these different prejudicial perspectives occur on a denialist continuum that ranges from those at the extreme end who might sponsor assassinations, bombings and other forms of violence to the relatively restrained deniers ...
Taylor, Tony, Tony Taylor, 2008
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A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of ...
The denialist viewpoint might be summarized as: There was no genocide, and the Armenians were to blame for what happened; they were rebellious, seditious subjects who presented a danger to the empire and got what they deserved.
Ronald Grigor Suny, Fatma Muge Gocek, Norman M. Naimark, 2011
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HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 Years On: Psychosocial Perspectives
Like others with suspicious personality styles, the AIDS denialist selectively attends to confirmatory evidence to bolster his or her existing beliefs. Denialists also manipulate objective reality to fit their preconceptions. The parallel between the ...
Poul Rohleder, E. Cameron, Leslie Swartz, 2009
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A Question of Genocide : Armenians and Turks at the End of ...
The denialist viewpoint might be summarized as: There was no genocide, and the Armenians were to blame for what happened; they were rebellious, seditious subjects who presented a danger to the empire and got what they deserved.
Ronald Grigor Suny Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History University of Michigan, Fatma Muge Gocek Associate Professor of Sociology University of Michigan, Norman M. Naimark Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies Stanford University, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DENIALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term denialist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Liberals' attack on climate science is 'embarrassing', say scientists
Now is probably not the best time – if there ever was one – for a minority within Australia's Liberal party to be excreting climate science denialist ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The California Democrat Setting the National Agenda
She also publicly sparred with actor Rob Schneider, a vaccine denialist, on Twitter. But few people know about another celebrity vaccine ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
3
21 Session IPAs, Ranked
There are as many versions of the denialist rant as there are blowhard beer-truthers, but they all tend to boil down to something like this: These ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
4
Removing the Confederate flag isn't enough
For every denialist of the brutality and horrors of slavery, there is a denialist who says, "I'm glad that's all in the past and we are equal now and ... «Charleston City Paper, Jul 15»
5
Conservatives' collective tantrum over the pope has been a wonder …
Yes, a Catholic priest working for a climate denialist thinktank issued a media release telling Catholics how they should react to the pope's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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20 Years Later, Srebrenica Remains An Open Wound
... Srpska and Serbia have only succeeded in bringing even more attention to the issue and further proving their own denialist extremism. «The News Hub, Jul 15»
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Which Advanced Country Has the Most Climate Sceptics? Hint: It's …
Most people would probably hazard a guess at the United States, what with its preponderance of climate science denialist think tanks, ... «De Smog Blog, Jul 15»
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Five reasons the TRC chose 'cultural genocide'
A denialist backlash ensued, and aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have not seen their standards of living improve, nor recognition ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Bitcoin Price "No" Rally Underwhelming
Given the implications of the Greek "No" vote (and they are known negatives for the Euro zone), the muted - almost denialist - market reaction is ... «CryptoCoinsNews, Jul 15»
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Why the US Chamber shills for tobacco: Bloomberg View
... prominent corporations leave the organization over this, as several did in 2009 in response to Donohue's denialist stance on climate change. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Denialist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/denialist>. May 2024 ».
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