Noun: negation ni'gey-shun
- A negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
"His firm 'no' was a clear negation of the proposal"
- The speech act of negating
"His negation of the accusations was vehement"; "The scientist's negation of the theory sparked a debate"
- (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
"The negation of 'It is raining' is 'It is not raining'"
Derived forms: negations
Type of: denial, disaffirmation, proposition, statement
Encyclopedia: Negation