in denial

in a state of refusing to believe something that is true. Mary was in denial about her illness and refused treatment. Tom doesn't think he's an alcoholic because he's still in denial.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eachann	-	Scottish, Irish
Sigi	-	German
TorbjØRn	-	Danish, Norwegian
Laureen	lə-REEN	English
Marlowe	MAHR-lo	English (Rare)
Anders	AHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish