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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Origin of climate denial

First recorded in 2005–10

OTHER WORDS FROM climate denial

cli·mate de·ni·al·ism, noun

Words 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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