Verboticism: Deniailment
DEFINITION: v. To have a medical condition or illness and yet continually deny it, even after your doctor has diagnosed it. n. A person who steadfastly refuses to accept a medical diagnosis or to follow the prescribed treatment.
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Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: deny/ailment
Sentence: Even though his eyelids were stuck together when he woke up and his eyes were red and full of pus, he refused to consider that he might have pink eye and insisted he just had morning allergies.
Etymology: denial + ailment
Points: 710
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Comments: Deniailment
OZZIEBOB - 2008-04-09: 20:48:00
Good word containing both denail & illness(ailment).
Mustang - 2008-04-10: 03:35:00
Best of the day. Good one!