Definition of Negation

1. Noun. A negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement.

Generic synonyms: Statement
Derivative terms: Negate

2. Noun. The speech act of negating.
Generic synonyms: Denial, Disaffirmation
Specialized synonyms: Contradiction, Cancellation
Derivative terms: Negate

3. Noun. (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false.
Category relationships: Logic
Generic synonyms: Proposition
Derivative terms: Negate

Definition of Negation

1. n. The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation.

Definition of Negation

1. the act of negating [n -S]

Medical Definition of Negation

1. Refusal to admit the truth or reality of a situation or experience. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Negation

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Neftel's disease
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Negara Brunei Darussalam
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