Related Clues:

• Veto
• Defense mechanism
• "Am not," e.g.
• ''--- is not just a river in Egypt'' (rehab motto)
• Headshake, e.g.
• Turndown
• Suspect's answer, usually
• Bad news from a credit card company
• Repudiation
• Negation
• Disavowal
• ''No'' answer
• Rejection
• ''Not me,'' for one
• Saying it isn't so