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climate denial
[ klahy-mit di-nahy-uhl ]
/ ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ əl /
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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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Origin of climate denial
First recorded in2005–10
OTHER WORDS FROM climate denial
cli·mate de·ni·al·ism, nounWords nearby climate denial
climate, climate canary, climate change, climate control, climate criminal, climate denial, climate denier, climate emergency, climate fiction, climatic, climatic zone
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