noun
negation
nih-GAY-shun/nɪˈɡeɪʃn/
The denial of a statement or claim.
Adding the word not turns the second statement into a negation of agreement.
Etymology
The pieces express the act of saying no. This covers both denying a claim and making a negative assertion, connecting ordinary denial with the grammatical sense.
In context
the negation of reason it's the undermining of reason as as our basic as our means of knowing the world as our means of making decisions as our means of surviv very interesting let me ask you
More examples
- The witness's repeated negations fail to convince the jury.
- A simple "no" serves as a negation of his claim.
- The negation of "Everyone agrees" is "Not everyone agrees."
Forms
negation · negations
negate verb — To deny the truth of something.
Similar words
- denial
- More common in everyday speech; can also mean refusing something.
- contradiction
- Asserts the opposite rather than simply rejecting a claim.