Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denial is not a river in egypt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: de-nial is not a river in -e-gypt
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"“Denial is not a river in Egypt,” began the first orientation lecture I ever attended in rehab, “but a lot of people build themselves palatial, twelve-room houseboats and live there for years, maybe the rest of their entire, unhappy lives.”"

Etymology

A pun on denial and the Nile.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

denial is a river in Egypt (alternative) denial is not just a river in Egypt (alternative) denial isn't a river in Egypt (alternative) denial isn't just a river in Egypt (alternative) denial ain't a river in Egypt (alternative) denial ain't just a river in Egypt (alternative)

Questions

What does denial is not a river in egypt mean?: Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.
Where does denial is not a river in egypt come from?: A pun on denial and the Nile.

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