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negation

[ ni-gey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of denying:

    He shook his head in negation of the charge.

  2. a denial:

    a negation of one's former beliefs.

  3. something that is without existence; nonentity.
  4. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative:

    Darkness is the negation of light.

  5. a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal:

    a shameless lie that demands a negation.



negation

/ ²Ôɪˈɡ±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the opposite or absence of something
  2. a negative thing or condition
  3. the act or an instance of negating
  4. logic
    1. the operator that forms one sentence from another and corresponds to the English not
    2. a sentence so formed. It is usually written –p, ~p, ̄p or ⇠p , where p is the given sentence, and is false when the given sentence is true, and true when it is false
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô±ð·²µ²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
  • ²Ô±ð·²µ²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·¾±²õ³Ù noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôn±ð·²µ²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ðn±ð·²µ²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of negation1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin ²Ô±ð²µÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²Ô±ð²µÄå³Ù¾±Å “denialâ€; equivalent to negate + -ion
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Example Sentences

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This platform of negation took root quickly, radically changing what the GOP saw as its purpose.

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Singh formally apologised to the nation in 2005 in parliament, saying the violence were "the negation of the concept of nationhood enshrined in our constitution".

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In an array of communications, ranging from advertising to legal filings, negation is often used intentionally to mask a clear understanding of a phrase.

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“I’m intransigent on laïcité, because it helps with national cohesion, national community. It’s not a negation of religion,†Le Drezen said.

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And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.

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