1. The surprise/ shock of an upcoming holiday, and denying it being that holiday, because it "snuck up on you"
2. The feeling of remorse you get after a certain holiday is over, meaning you will have to wait another year for it to come again
3. The out right inability to accept a holiday being over, shown by continuing to celebrate long after it is necessary
4. Refusing to celebrate a holiday
"I can't believe it's Christmas already! Last time I looked it was October... Is it really tomorrow? I must be in holiday-denial. "
Becky: "So there goes another Valentines day... Without a date... I really thought something special would happen... Maybe next year"
Cindy: "you have total holiday-denial."
"Those guys are still doing fireworks? It's like 2 am!!"
"it's holiday-denial my friend. They can't accept that it's over."
Jim the douche: "Yeah I'm a vegan so I choose to give thanks by not killing a turkey for this day"
Rick: *whispers* "holiday-denial"
when someone with kankles constantly denies the fact even when all of his/her friends tell him/her that it is true.
whats wrong with Chad? He's in kankle-denial.
continuing to fool yourself that you are eating a healthy meal even though you are loading your salad with high calorie dressings, croutons and high fat toppings
Susie:"I was so good on my diet today, all I had for lunch was a salad."
Betsy: "Dousing lettuce with dressing and adding croutons and bacon is not a healthy meal. You have salad denial."
To deny the truth of something, either purposefully or accidentally, Simply by not mentioning it.
Politicians especially Donald Trump commit Denial by omission every time they open their mouth
An act done either purposefully or accidentally, in which specific facts or details are omitted, glossed over, Left to subtext or in some way not give the the proper respect that they deserve.
Politicians regularly deny by omission.
Donald Trump commits a denial by omission every time he opens his mouth.
When you acknowledge that one group of people face oppression but fail to acknowledge that others face that same oppression.
Politicians regularly Deny by omission, None more so than Donald Trump who commits a denial by omission every time he opens his mouth.
when a woman is pursuing an object of desire and is denied by the presence of a third party. This is the female equivalent of a 'cockblock.'
Sally likes Dom, but when she goes to talk to Dom, Rosey brings her a vodka and cranberry juice and asks about her period pains. (Most probably - Rosie wants Dom; or even Sally herself. Sally does not get Dom. This is... Vagina Denial.)