in denial

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in denial

in a state of refusing to believe something that is true. Mary was in denial about her illness and refused treatment. Tom doesn't think he's an alcoholic because he's still in denial.

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Byline: ANI Washington, November 19 (ANI): Janet Jackson has revealed that she often felt her brother Michael was in denial about his drug addiction. MJ was in denial about drug addiction, says sis Janet by Asian News International AMY WINEHOUSE is constantly in denial and needs rescuing, her mother said. Singer 'needs rescuing' by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Both the Government and the Bank of England were in denial about asset price inflation for a period of four years up to the collapse of Northern Rock and even then closed their eyes and crossed their fingers that things would not get worse, for another year, until Lehman Brothers hit the iceberg. Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Gordon Brown caused this crisis by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			in chorus in close quarters in clover in clutches in cold blood in cold storage in concert in conclusion in condition in confidence in connection with in consequence in consideration of in contact in contempt in control of in corner in cups in custody in debt in deep in deep shit in deep water in defiance in demand in denial in depth in detail in dire straits in disguise in dispute in drag in dribs and drabs in droves in due course in due time in Dutch in earnest in eclipse in effect in element in else's shoes in essence in evidence in exchange in existence in eyes in face in fact in fashion in favor			in deep water in deep water in deep water in deep water in deep waters in deep waters in deep waters in deep waters in default in default of in default of in default of in default of in default of In Defence of Marxism In Defense of Animals In Defense of Fort McHenry In Defense of Freedom In Defense of the Religious Right in defiance in defiance of in defiance of in defiance of in defiance of the law In Dei Nomine In delicto In delicto in demand in demand in demand in denial In Denial Of Murder In Deo In Deo In Deo In Deo Vivus In deposit in depth In Der Regel In Desperate Need Of In despite In despite of in detail in detail in detail in detail in detail in dire straits in disagreement in discrimen in disgrace in disguise in disguise in dishabille In disjunctivis sufficit alteram partem esse veram in disorder in dispute in dispute in distress In Dog We Trust In doors

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