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coup
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
"he was overthrown in an army coup"
synonyms:
seizure of power · overthrow · takeover · ousting · deposition
There's another meaning of "denial" in psychoanalytic theory: A psychological defense we all use at times to reduce our anxiety when something feels particularly disturbing.
Finally, there is a particular type of "denial" we are witnessing nowadays: When seemingly intelligent and sane adults vehemently deny truths despite a body of irrefutable data.
