negation

ne·ga·tion

noun \ni-ˈgā-shən\

Definition of NEGATION

1

a : the action or logical operation of negating or making negative

b : a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine; especially : a logical proposition formed by asserting the falsity of a given proposition — see truth table table

2

a : something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity

b : something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive

— ne·ga·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of NEGATION

1. <issued specific negations of all of the charges against her>
2. <a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy>

First Known Use of NEGATION

15th century

Related to NEGATION

Synonyms

contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, denial, rejection, repudiation

Antonyms

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

Related Words

disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms

concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, corollary, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

Rhymes with NEGATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation