climate denial

[ klahy-mit di-nahy-uhl ]

/ ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ əl /

noun

the refusal to accept the existence or validity of climate change: She has railed against the climate denial of her predecessor.

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Nearby words

climatal, climate, climate canary, climate change, climate control, climate denial, climate denier, climatic, climatic bubo, climatic zone, climatize

Origin of climate denial

First recorded in 2005–10

Related formscli·mate de·ni·al·ism, noun

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