negation
negation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The contradiction, denial, or nullification of something.
"The sudden cancellation of the treaty felt like a complete negation of years of diplomatic effort."
The absence or opposite of something actual or positive.
"In classic philosophy, evil is often defined not as an independent force, but as the negation of good."
In logic and grammar, a construct or operation that reverses the truth value of a proposition or makes a statement negative.
"Double negation in standard English grammar often resolves to an affirmative meaning, though in many dialects it intensifies the negative."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French negacion and directly from Latin negationem ('a denial'), a noun of action from the past-participle stem of negare ('to deny, say no').