negation
noun
ne·ga·tion
ni-ˈgā-shən 
1
b
: a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine
especially
: a logical proposition formed by asserting the falsity of a given proposition see Truth Table
2
a
: something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity
b
: something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive
Examples of negation in a Sentence
issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Absurdly, our call, an active exercise of our right to freedom of expression, was met with mockery, boycotts, and negation; violence on the part of our fellow citizens and deafening silence from our colleagues.
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The French psychiatrist Jules Cotard described this delusional disorder in 1880 and initially named it the delusion of negation (this classification has subsequently been generally referred to via his last name).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Absurdly, our call, an active exercise of our right to freedom of expression, was met with mockery, boycotts, and negation; violence on the part of our fellow citizens and deafening silence from our colleagues.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The French psychiatrist Jules Cotard described this delusional disorder in 1880 and initially named it the delusion of negation (this classification has subsequently been generally referred to via his last name).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for negation
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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negation
noun
ne·ga·tion
ni-ˈgā-shən
1
a
: the action of negating : denial
b
: a negative statement
2
: something that is the opposite of something positive
death is the negation of life
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