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
Alfreda	ahl-FRE-dah (Polish, German, Italian)	Polish, German, Italian, English
Belshazzar	-	Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
An (1)	-	Chinese, Vietnamese
Zsolt	-	Hungarian
Huub	HUYP	Dutch
Ognena	-	Macedonian