The correct answer is denial.
Denial is a defense mechanism in which an individual refuses to accept or believe something, because doing so would cause them great distress and emotional disturbance. In this instance, Mahmoud does not want to accept that his father has cancer due to which he denies the diagnosis and says that there has been a mistake in his father's diagnostic tests.
Answer:
One difference between a waterfall and lake
Waterfall is high as compared to a lake
It is illegal for slaves to learn to read and write.