negation

[ ni-gey-shuh n ]
/ nɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
a denial: a negation of one's former beliefs.
something that is without existence; nonentity.
the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative: Darkness is the negation of light.
a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal: a shameless lie that demands a negation.

Origin of negation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin negātiōn- (stem of negātiō) denial. See negate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM negation

ne·ga·tion·al, adjective ne·ga·tion·ist, noun non·ne·ga·tion, noun re·ne·ga·tion, noun

Words nearby negation

nefertiti, nefud desert, neg, neg., negate, negation, negative, negative accommodation, negative amortization, negative base excess, negative catalyst

Example sentences from the Web for negationist

  • To call the destroyer of superstition a negationist is as senseless as to call a doctor a negationist.

    Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for negationist

negation
/ (nɪˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the opposite or absence of something
a negative thing or condition
the act or an instance of negating
logic
  1. the operator that forms one sentence from another and corresponds to the English not
  2. a sentence so formed. It is usually written –p, ~p, ̄p or ⇁ p, where p is the given sentence, and is false when the given sentence is true, and true when it is false

Medical definitions for negationist

negation
[ nĭ-gā′shən ]

n.

A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.