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 in 2005–10
OTHER WORDS FROM climate denial
cli·mate de·ni·al·ism, nounWords nearby climate denial
climant, climate, climate canary, climate change, climate control, climate denial, climate denier, climatic, climatic bubo, climatic zone, climatize
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