negation

Noun
  1. A negative statement;
    A statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement (synset 107295646)
    is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
  2. The speech act of negating (synset 107221121)
    is a type of: denial, disaffirmation - the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
    subtypes:
  3. (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false (synset 106764286)
    referred to in: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
    is a type of: proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

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