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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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     the action of causing something to not exist or to have no...

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   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     negation 의미, 정의, negation의 정의: 1. the action of causing...

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › negationNegation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNEGATION | 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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › negationNEGATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNEGATION 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.

7. 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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarNegation - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   When we want to say that something is not true or is not the case, we can use negative words, phrases or clauses. Negation can happen in a number of ways, most commonly, when we use a negative word such as no, not, never, none, nobody, etc. Click on a topic to learn more about negation.