denier
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- noun
- /dɪˈnaɪər/
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negacionista
- Many climate change deniers refuse to accept the overwhelming scientific evidence of global warming.
- denier of the Holocaust
- deniers of climate change
- deniers of change
They might call me a a science denier and they do.
- They might call me a a science denier and they do.
- I support the right of Holocaust deniers to spew their nonsense.
- Like a lot of what DeSantis has done, he campaigned for election deniers that I do not forgive.
- But the seed was planted by explicit climate deniers.
- Of course the media then repeat that and you see a headline like Holocaust denier David Icke's event cancelled.
- Science deniers should not be a part of our government.
- A Raul Hilberg let Holocaust deniers speak.
- You have climate change deniers among Congress.
Examples
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What factors do climate deniers disagree with?
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Instead, climate change deniers are succeeding by promoting the public's application of critical thinking to the topic.
Academic text (2011) -
For the price of just one bag of coffee, you can get this poor, broke election denier back on his feet.
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You have climate change deniers among Congress.
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Science deniers should not be a part of our government.
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It's OK, there are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.
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So don't tell me that I'm a climate change denier, OK?
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There are what I call the deniers, the people who deny this reality exists.
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An obvious one is the climate change deniers, who can produce distrust of all science in the minds of some lawmakers.
Academic text (2012) -
Contrary to the claims of climate deniers, the prevailing models scientists use to predict change are conservative.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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8.0
A person who refuses to accept well-known facts, often about science or history
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A person who refuses to accept an idea or plan
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A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted
A person who says no to an idea or decision
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Etymology
Denier meaning 'someone who denies' is simply the verb deny plus the agent -er, so it means a person who 'says no' or refuses to accept something. That's why a denier is someone who does not accept a fact or idea.