non-denial denial

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === non-denial denial (plural non-denial denials) (idiomatic) A statement which appears to deny that something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have used diversion, bluster, or ambiguity to avoid making a clear, direct denial. === See also === equivocation nondenial === References === “non-denial denial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.