negation
noun/nɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/nɪˈɡeɪʃn/
(formal)- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the exact opposite of something; the act of causing something not to exist or to become its opposite
- This political system was the negation of democracy.
- [uncountable] the act of disagreeing with somebody/something or refusing to do something
- She shook her head in negation.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin negatio(n-), from the verb negare ‘deny’.
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