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   negation

   /nɪˈɡeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the contradiction or denial of something: "there should be confirmation—or negation—of the findings" Similar denialcontradictionrepudiationdisprovingrefutationrefutingrebuttalcounteringdisclaimingnullificationcancellationvoidingrevocationrescindingabrogationrepealretractiondisaffirmationrare:disprovalOpposite confirmationaffirmationsubstantiation
   • ▪ denial of the truth of a clause or sentence, typically involving the use of a negative word (e.g. not, no, never) or a word or affix with negative force (e.g. nothing, non-).
   • ▪ a proposition whose assertion specifically denies the truth of another proposition: "the negation of A is, briefly, ‘not A’"
   • ▪ inversion: "these formulae and their negations"
   • 2. the absence or opposite of something actual or positive: "evil is not merely the negation of goodness" Similar oppositereverseantithesiscontraryinverseconverseabsencelackwantdeficiency

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin negatio(n-), from the verb negare ‘deny’ (see negate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. negatory adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNEGATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Negation is the action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect, or the exact opposite of something. Learn how to use negation in language, logic, and grammar with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Negation is the action or logical operation of negating or making negative, or a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles of negation.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › negationNEGATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Negation is the opposite, absence, or denial of something. It can also be a logical operator that forms one sentence from another and corresponds to the English not.

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   noun. the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge. a denial: a negation of one's former beliefs. something that is without existence; nonentity. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative: Darkness is the negation of light.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › negationNegation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A negation is a refusal or denial of something. If your friend thinks you owe him five dollars and you say that you don’t, your statement is a negation.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › negationNEGATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Negation is the action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect, or the exact opposite of something. Learn how to use negation in sentences and see synonyms and related words.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionnegation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   negation. noun. /nɪˈɡeɪʃn/. /nɪˈɡeɪʃn/. (formal) [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the exact opposite of something; the act of causing something not to exist or to become its opposite. This political system was the negation of democracy. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?