Denial Bias

A cognitive bias where one systematically denies, rejects, or dismisses information that contradicts existing beliefs, regardless of evidence. While confirmation bias seeks confirming information, Denial Bias actively refuses contradictory information—not just ignoring it, but fighting it, explaining it away, or attacking its source. It's the bias of the closed mind, the immune system of belief rejecting foreign evidence. Denial Bias explains why facts don't change minds: the mind isn't processing facts; it's denying them.

"He didn't just ignore the evidence; he attacked it, questioned its sources, invented conspiracies to explain it away. That's Denial Bias—not just failing to seek confirming information, but actively rejecting anything that threatens what he already believes. Facts don't work on denial; denial works on facts."

by Dumu The Void March 4, 2026

Denfirm

When you confirm that you did something nobody accused you of by preemptively denying it.

Erika Kirk denfirmed that she was being flown around by Israeli government planes registered in Egypt.

by gcsnelgar December 18, 2025

speed denial

Using call blocker to keep someone from reaching you by phone.

She's really been bugging me lately. She called so often I had to put her on speed denial.

by YahooGuru2u June 11, 2008

Fro Denial

An unwillingness or inability to accept or acknowledge the curliness, coarseness, or nappiness of ones hair.

She is in Fro Denial.

by Fro, Nappy, Curly, Afro, Friz August 18, 2012

tactical denial

When you deny masturbating to protect your reputation.

Bob: Hey Jeff, I know you masturbate instead of taking a dump!
Jeff: I do not!
Bob: You need to stop being in tactical denial!

by ggellison March 29, 2014

religious denial

when a person doesn't have sex or masturbate during a certain part of the year for religious/moral reasons

Lent is about religious denial

by Sexydimma March 13, 2015

throat decking

See VERBAL PUNCHES

Man, I've seen you play. I'd have better chances teaming up with Missy's 3 legged poodle.

Bro, you're total throat decking me right now!

by Whiteboy82 July 30, 2015