negación
/neɡaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
denial
🚫🙅 negación = neg- (no, from Latin negare) + -ación; same root as negative and negate
Spanish negación comes from Latin negare, to say no. English shares the root in negate, negative and renegade. Whenever you see neg-, think of the word no, which is the heart of denial.