negations

Definitions

The action of declaring or stating that something is not the case.

A negative statement, proposition, or logical operation that denies the truth of another.

Examples

The logic puzzle required students to identify all the double negations in the paragraph.

His argument was weakened by the constant use of confusing negations.

In formal linguistics, the study of negations helps us understand how meaning is inverted in different languages.

Synonyms

denials refusals contradictions rebuttals rejections disavowals gainsayings

Antonyms

affirmations confirmations assertions acceptances approvals agreements validations